Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority... — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Power corrupts; Absolute power corrupts absolutely; God is all-powerful. Draw your own conclusions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We have all been told that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I have long thought this is nonsense. — Bret Weinstein Copy Share Image
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?' It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had… — Studs Terkel 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
It has been said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but many it not be truer to say that to be absolutely powerful… — Terence Rattigan Copy Share Image
There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
“I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they… — Howard Nemerov 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
The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“You see, we often get noncreative leaders, people most interested in preserving their own positions. They flock around centers of power. Such… — Frank Herbert Copy Share Image
“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
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely, and no power is more absolute than parenthood.” — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
“Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Superpowers corrupt… superbly.” — Chris Dee Copy Share Image
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters… — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Copy Share Image
It's very hard to operate on a general philosophy of power. They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, but… — Mark Pellegrino Copy Share Image
To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a… — Rafael Correa Copy Share Image
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end...liberty is the only object which… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
“I believe in political equality. But there are two opposite reasons for being a democrat. You may think all men so good… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
