Nepotism

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From this work the word Nepotism is derived, and is applied to the bad practice of statesmen, when in power, providing lucrative places for their relations which is very pleasant, and so to supper and to bed.

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  • Nepotism was a way of insuring that higher officials remained loyal, but it was often used to accumulate wealth at the expense of more worthy causes. —  Galileo in Rome
  • Nepotism is the preferred model of government in W ... —  The Shadow
  • From this work the word Nepotism is derived, and is applied to the bad practice of statesmen, when in power, providing lucrative places for their relations which is very pleasant, and so to supper and to bed. —  Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete
  • Nepotism is the preferred model of government in W ..., —  The Shadow
  • Nepotism is the preferred model of government in W ... though this is a preliminary study, before we start ripping up rail lines, this study should be considered together with a regional transportation plan. —  The Shadow
 

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