C. S. Lewis | The Inner Ring
Lewis describes the slow and subtle process of indoctrination that can take place when someone yearns to be in a position of power and prestige within a profession, one that can ultimately lead to corruption and punishment. He contrasts this with simply striving to be good at one's profession without seeking this kind of unearned influence.
-Lewis finds it better to avoid this temptation because

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Lewis finds it better to avoid this temptation because you can be drawn in little by little toward bad behavior and the mark of perverse desire is to want what cannot be had.

C. S. Lewis | the Inner Ring