“You might think I did all this out of the goodness of my little heart, but it wouldn’t be the whole truth. The reality is I needed public opinion on my side. I needed people to like me. It’s easy to get elected or appointed if you understand the way the ladder works, darlings, but staying in power is the tricky part. You need more than a title and a pretty face for that. But you can’t do it with fear or violence, because in the end you’ll only lose. You have to do it with love. Show them you’re a saint. Make them believe you care, and then prove you actually do. That’s how you win the long
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