Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The b…

Eric Hoffer
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Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others the submissiveness of sheep. The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its anti-humanity. ✨ Eric Hoffer (1982). Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer, HarperCollins Publishers
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