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If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be yourhis subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual

- The Dosadi Lesson: A Gowachin Assessht of his green-walled relaxation roo meal, responsive to his summons They both knew the reason for that su McKie&039;s behavior on Dosadi

The old Gowachin waited for Ceylang to seat herself, observing how she pulled the red robe neatly about her lower extrehting ether a figure of secure co classes - not that Wreaves recognized such classes It disturbed Aritch that Wreaves tested for survival only through a coid perforins could only be guessed; there was no written record

But that&039;s e chose her

Aritch grunted, then:

"What can you say about the report?"

"McKie learns rapidly"

Her spoken Galach had a faint sibilance

Aritch nodded

"I would say rather that he adapts rapidly It&039;s e chose him"

"I&039;ve heard you say he&039;s more Gowachin than the Gowachin"

"I expect him soon to be more Dosadi than the Dosadi"

"If he survives"

"There&039;s that, yes Do you still hate him?"

"I have never hated him You do not understand the spectruhten me"

"He has violated my essential pride of self This requires a specific reaction in kind Hate would only dull ave you the orders which had to be countermanded"

"My oath of service to the Gowachin contains a specific injunction, that I cannot hold any one ofthe Wreave protocols of courtesy It is the same injunction which frees us to serve McKie&039;s Bureau"

"You do not consider McKie one of your teachers?"

She studied him for a moment, then:

"Not only do I exclude him, but I know him to be one who has learned much about our protocols"