“Politics may come and go, but Greed goes on forever.”
Source: A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), Chapter 7 (p. 68) (motto of the Qeng Ho trading group).
“Captains may come and captains may go, but the administration goes on forever.”
Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor (1986), Chapter 5 (p. 74)
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