Power
a new social analysis
by Bertrand Russell · first published 1938
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"The key to human nature that Marx found in wealth and Freud in sex, Bertrand Russell finds in power. Power, he argues, is man's ultimate goal, and is in its many guises the single most important element in the development of any society."
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It's about power. In this case, "power" means political power. Some people are willing trade a percentage of their wealth to acquire power. Note that in earlier times, power was usually acquired by heredity. If you want…
on “Ask HN: Why would you spend your own fortune to get a political office in USA??” ↗…this, my children: oppressive government is more terrible than tigers.”’ The subject of this paper is the problem of ensuring that government shall be less terrible than tigers. --- From The Taming of Power by Bertrand Russell, 1938
on “Axon’s Draft One is designed to defy transparency” ↗