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- Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. — Lord Acton
- Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. — John Adams
- It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by… — David Brin
- The will to power, as the modern age from Hobbes to Nietzsche understood it, far from being a characteristic of the strong,… — Hannah Arendt
- It is not that power corrupts but that power is a magnet to the corruptible. — Frank Herbert
- Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still… — Eric Hoffer
- If absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God?? — Unknown Author
- Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and… — Lord Acton
- The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power… — Frank Herbert
- Many of the greatest tyrants on the records of history have begun their reigns in the fairest manner. But the truth is,… — Edmund Burke
- If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? — Harry Shearer
- 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