To sum it up, I submit three great American proverbs: "Power corrupts,
and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
I don't normally post but few things aggravate the hell outta me as much as people who recite quotes without making any effort to understand them or make sure that they are still valid.
Power does NOT corrupt. It does give people more room to express their nature more completely but it doesn't change that nature. In general, if a philosophy can be summed up with such a simple quote, you didn't put enough thought into it.
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To sum it up, I submit three great American proverbs: "Power corrupts,
and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
I don't normally post but few things aggravate the hell outta me as much as people who recite quotes without making any effort to understand them or make sure that they are still valid.
Power does NOT corrupt. It does give people more room to express their nature more completely but it doesn't change that nature. In general, if a philosophy can be summed up with such a simple quote, you didn't put enough thought into it.
regards,
sean