Book: The birth of the Patriarch

It is better to avoid problems than face them to overcome.

The system should remain viable even in the absence of its Creator. Many of the great Empire collapsed because it was tied to personality, once the personality of the leader and the Creator disappeared, the Empire died. It'd be worse if ALL decisions are made by one man, and his subordinates absolutely not able to take responsibility and show initiative. Such a system can crash even when you live and zdravstvuyet the ruler just because the report will be valuable time spent.

... A bad ruler does nothing. A good ruler tries to do everything himself. But the wise will find those who will do everything better than he, and put in the appropriate positions, and if you can't find, you create.

That's always going to do something incredible just because I don't know about the impossibility of such action.

Darkness kills quietly, and the light is noisy and conspicuous.

Nothing raises suspicion more than an active demonstration of loyalty.

Madness - the flip side of genius.

The best technique in fighting is the long runs.

... Robbers, they are eternal and present in all worlds and States. Just in a more civilized society, they are often called traffic cops or customs and weapons in the case allowed less frequently, preferring to take property, relying on "laws".