> Those who have power will, on the whole, tend to act in their own self-interest, even if not all their actions serve that interest. I would flip this on its'

> Those who have power will, on the whole, tend to act in their own self-interest, even if not all their actions serve that interest. I would flip this on its' head, and say that those that act in their own self-interest, will tend to accumulate power. Given that to have power is in your self-interest, the feedback loop follows.