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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.


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ERIC HOFFER Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
UNKNOWN Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
LORD (JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG) ACTON Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG ACTON Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.
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ELENA KAGAN Unlimited power corrupts the possessor.
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HOWARD DEAN Power is always dangerous. Power attracts the worst and corrupts the best.
EDWARD ABBEY Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
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LORD ACTON Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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H. JACKSON BROWN, JR. Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
DOUGLAS ADAMS Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
BERTOLT BRECHT Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.
SAMUEL JOHNSON Knowledge is power, power corrupts. Study hard, be evil.
ANONYMOUS I don't believe power corrupts you. I believe power shows the real you.
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