Corrupts Absolutely Quotes

23 quotes by 16 authors

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God?? — George Deacon
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still… — Lord Acton
Machines are admirable and tyrannize only with the user's consent. Where, then, is the enemy? Not where the machine gives relief from drudgery but where… — Jacques Barzun
The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these… — Frank Herbert
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? — Harry Shearer
All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely. — Edmund Wilson
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's… — Robert Caro
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end...liberty is the only object which benefits all alike,… — Lord Acton
Power corrupts, and PowerPoint corrupts absolutely. — Vinton Cerf
It has been said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but many it not be truer to say that to be absolutely powerful a man must… — Terence Rattigan
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.… — Lord Acton
Powerlessness corrupts: absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's John F. Kennedys… — Lord Acton
To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending. — Rafael Correa
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
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
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History… — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
It is not power itself, but the legitimation of the lust for power, which corrupts absolutely — Bertrand Russell
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton

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