Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great m…

Lord Acton
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. ✨ Historical Essays and Studies. Book by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, oll.libertyfund.org. 1907.
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