"No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a tool; power is the goal. One does not make a dictatorship in order to protect a revolution, but one makes a revolution in order to make a dictatorship. The purpose of the pursuit is the pursuit. The purpose of torture is torture. The purpose of power is power.
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No one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. Power is not a tool; power is the goal. One does not make a dictatorship in order to protect a revolution, but one makes a revolution in order to make a dictatorship. The purpose of the pursuit is the pursuit. The purpose of torture is torture. The purpose of power is power.
""Soha senki sem ragadja magához a hatalmat azzal a szándékkal, hogy lemondjon róla. A hatalom nem eszköz; a hatalom cél. Nem azért csinál az ember diktatúrát, hogy megoltalmazzon egy forradalmat, hanem azért csinál forradalmat, hogy diktatúrát csinálhasson. Az üldözés célja az üldözés. A kínzás célja a kínzás. A hatalom célja a hatalom."