Lust for power Quote by Bertrand Russell
“It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely”
“It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely”
![“If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State.” quote by Bertrand Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bad/bertrand-russell-69_acquire_if-the-state-does-not-acquire-supremacy_1379.jpg)
![“Everybody wants power. Power in some form or other. [...] Some people want power to persecute other human beings; you expend your lust for power in persecuting words, twisting them, molding them, torturing them to obey you.” quote by Aldous Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/368/aldous-huxley-97_lust-for-power_everybody-wants-power-power-in-some-form_454453.jpg)
