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LAMPKIN: We are essentially looking for an understudy.
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The quandary is one doesn't generally get the chance
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to wield political power without the ambition to actively seek it.
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Easy, Lance.
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That same ambition often compromises the unselfish motives that begat the quest.
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In other words, a battle of id versus ego that ego rarely wins.
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Roslin never sought power.
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Exception that proves the rule.
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One could argue that Laura Roslin is a study in repressed ambition.
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Just like you, Mr. Adama.
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Never seeking out a job until it's handed to you.
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Flight leader, Battlestar commander, Quorum delegate.