This, or something rather similar to it, even underlied the Rennaissance. What with the likes of the Sforzas, the Medicis, etc, -Poisoning and otherwise Bumping Off their Rivals, -in order to get on Top themselves, -Machiavelli and his Machiavellism, etc.

But here and in your Examples, -Just because it Always or Near Always may happen this way, -Doesn't mean it Neccessarily *Must* Always happen this way!

Just because we as Mankind may "Always" go a Lower Road toward a Goal, -Doesn't mean that a Higher Road or Avenue doesn't also Exist! [color:"black"] [/color] [email]Blast[/email]
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"No Substitute for Victory!"and"You Can't be a Beacon if your Light Don't Shine!"-Gen. Douglass MacArthur and Donna Fargo.