“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and… — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Copy Share Image
“As Israel made the wants of his national existence the law of the world, as under the dominance of these wants he… — Ludwig Feuerbach Copy Share Image
Sometimes we like to think if we had power, that we would be different, and we would be omnipotent, but the truth… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
Absolute power, as we have always known, corrupts absolutely; it corrupts because it does not do the trick for the individual. Reality… — Irvin D. Yalom Copy Share Image
A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
The Book of Job is advice on how to live in terms of the absolute power of nature. Leviathan is advice on… — Donald Phillip Verene Copy Share Image
God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's… — Gerrit Smith Copy Share Image
“With absolute power, corruption and evil seep in humanity, and that evil continues to flourish as the good of humankind lies idle… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you are an eighteen or nineteen-year-old with little education, as is often the case, and you're put in charge of many,… — Yaroslav Trofimov Copy Share Image
“As history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
Has justice ever grown in the soil of absolute power? Has not justice always come from the ... heart and spirit of… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
“The usual example given to illustrate an Outside Context Problem was imagining you were a tribe on a largish, fertile island; you'd… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
Writing might be unalloyed joy, were it not for the fact that power is always shadowed by responsibility. Thankfully, the absolute power… — Brian Stableford Copy Share Image
What makes a narcissistic mother so scary? Her absolute power and controlling influence. A narcissistic mother is your only 'friend,' at least… — Koren Zailckas Copy Share Image
“...that no matter how good their intentions, with absolute power comes corruption.” — Gennifer Albin Copy Share Image
The threat to change Senate rules is a raw abuse of power and will destroy the very checks and balances our founding… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
