Isaac Asimov Quote

Inertia! Our ruling class knows one law; no change. Despotism! They know one rule; force. Maldistribution! They know one desire; to hold what is theirs.

Chapter 11 Bride and Groom (in part II, The Mule originally published under the same title in Astounding (November-December 1945)) - The Foundation series - Foundation and Empire (1952)