Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class -- whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy.
Frank HerbertHumans live best when each has his place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person.
Frank HerbertKilling with the point lacks artistry, but don't let that hold your hand when the opening presents itself.
Frank Herbert