Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Great men are always bad men.
LORD ACTON
Great men are always bad men.
LORD ACTON
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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts... - Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Lord Acton (1834-1902) >>>-----Variations... - Power corrupts -
absolute power is even more fun... - Imbalance of power corrupts and monopoly of power corrupts
absolutely. --... - Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position
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absolutely... - Reality corrupts.
Absolute reality corrupts absolutely...
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