Corrupts Quotes

122 quotes by 93 authors

I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood. — Elia Kazan
When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the… — John F. Kennedy
Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we… — Alveda King
It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts… — Aung San Suu Kyi
Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and… — Daniel De Leon
The story being told in 'Star Wars' is a classic one. Every few hundred years, the story is retold because we have a tendency to… — George Lucas
But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought. — George Orwell
Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. — William Pitt
Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts... perhaps the fear of a loss of power. — John Steinbeck
Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power. — Eric Hoffer
It is not power that corrupts but fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi
You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?' It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had changed since the… — Studs Terkel
This book will prove the following ten facts: 1. A Goon is a being who melts into the foreground and sticks there. 2. Pigs have… — Diana Wynne Jones
A rational man never distorts or corrupts his own standards and judgment in order to appeal to the irrationality, stupidity, or dishonesty of others. — Ayn Rand
Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will only take… — Howard Nemerov
Maybe Iâ€™m just tired. (Geary) People only say that when theyâ€™re not really willing to deal with the issue at hand. Itâ€™s like when you… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while… — Eric Hoffer
It is supposed that power corrupts,' the caterpillar said in a voice as untroubled as time itself. "yet the powerful are often corrupt before they… — Frank Beddor
Whatever is old corrupts, and the past turns to snakes. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Patriotism corrupts history. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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