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If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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It was John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (Lord Acton) who originally wrote "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Grea ... It was John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton (Lord Acton) who originally wrote "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad...
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The oft-used quote "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" is incorrect. Power is a tool with no more ability to alter an individual than an automobile or a handgun. And like these objects it will be used for good or evil based on the character of the person wielding that power.
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The above quote used to title this paper is indeed true of power when wielded by men, who by our very nature are prone to corruption by virtue of original sin. It matters not whether you are religious or not. As you will see in the matter that this paper addresses both sides of the divide claim to be of God!
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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton , KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902), known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Bt from 1837 to 1869, was an English historian, the only son of ...
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Your Quotations Page ... More quotations on: [Power] ... Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton, Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887...
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Re: Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely?? stephanie 11:03:42 11/18/2003 (1) ... Re: Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely?? a student who needs your help 13:16:44 5/14/2003 (0)
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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely In the early 1840’s, Frederick Douglass wrote an autobiography of his life as a slave. His abhorrence of slavery stemmed from two fronts. The first was the reprehensible treatment and dehumanization of the African-American slave. ... More Essays on Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely...
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The more sincere among us believe that the presidential race was about truth, principle and patriotism. I hate to be the one to the bad news but it wasn t. It was about power.
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