Lifestyles of the Rich and Tyrannical - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy

A tour of dictators' cribs

At Kim's Pyongyang residences, he's known for throwing lavish, all-night drinking parties for his top officials, usually including a bevy of scantily clad young women. Just how trashed do North Korea's best and brightest get at these events? According to the Hennessy company, the hard-partying leaderordered more than half a million dollars worth of cognac during the 1990s.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Tyrannical - By Joshua E. Keating | Foreign Policy

Tacitus Quotes The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.

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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws. 

A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.

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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
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The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.
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It is human nature to hate the man whom you have hurt.
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Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.
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The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.

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