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Power corrupts.
by beebmam 4y ago
Power corrupts.
- dehrmann 4y agoThe interesting point a nearby comment made was it corrupts those around you. That gets lost in that aphorism.
- api 4y agoI think the mechanism is: it makes you surrounded by corrupt people and sycophants, which in turn over time corrupts you.
- User23 4y agoLord Acton's maxim is "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." The dumbed down paraphrases lose most of the insight. It's a little masterpiece of the English language, and as you note, who or what exactly is being corrupted, absolutely or otherwise, is intentionally underspecified.