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Wherever decay and poverty flourished, there tended to be less money for public services. Where the police were not properly funded—and often disrespected—gangs thrived like mushrooms in any moist, dark place, and it was easier to obtain whatever you might want.
At every level from the subatomic to the formation of galaxies, nature routinely created complex structures because the perfection of its operative designs made its various constructions inevitable.
a man who seeks to reach the heights of power is most likely to fulfill his ambitions if at his side is an equally ambitious and ruthless wife. No matter how brilliant the man, the mate who is twined with him in the pursuit of dominion brings to the enterprise a female insight and cunning that must not be undervalued.
