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George Bernard Shaw quote: "Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a..."
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw
Lord Acton quote: "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutley"
power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutley Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely"
power corrupts absolute power corrupts absolutely Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton
Lord Acton quote: "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton
John F. Lehman, Jr. quote: "Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat."
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat. John F. Lehman, Jr.
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. Robert Caro
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Aung San Suu Kyi
It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but from their sense of inadequacy and impotence. We cannot win the weak by sharing our wealth with them. They feel our generosity as oppression. Eric Hoffer
You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?' It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had changed since the atom was split, except the way we think. We have to think anew. Studs Terkel
To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending. Rafael Correa
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. David Brin
Our institutions are too big; they represent not the best but the worst characteristics of human beings. By submitting to huge hierarchies of power, we gain freedom from personal responsibility for what we do and are forced to do - the seduction of it - but we lose the dignity of being real men and women. Power corrupts; attracts the worst and corrupts the best. ... Refuse to participate in evil; insist on taking part in what is healthy, generous, and responsible. Stand up, speak out, and... Edward Abbey
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. John F. Kennedy
This book will prove the following ten facts:1. A Goon is a being who melts into the foreground and sticks there.2. Pigs have wings, making them hard to catch.3. All power corrupts, but we need electricity.4. When an irresistible force meets an immovable object, the result is a family fight.5. Music does not always sooth the troubled beast.6. An Englishman's home is his castle.7. The female of the species is more deadly than the male.8. One black eye deserves another.9. Space is the final... Diana Wynne Jones

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