“Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.” KindPoliticalPoliticsPowerAbsolutesTyrannyConfusionNeatAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:John Lehman
“It's very hard to operate on a general philosophy of power. They say that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, but I don't agree with that. I think you have to be corrupted to be corrupted by power.” ThinkingHardPhilosophyAbsolutesAgreeAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Mark Pellegrino
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” InspirationalPoliticalPoliticsLeadershipWorkLibertyLordPowerRightsPoliticianMoralityAuthorityAbsolutesCorruptionLibertarianLiberalismTyrantsFree MarketConservatismCarpe DiemFreedom And LibertyDespotismFreedom LibertyProperty RightsGreat PowerLimited GovernmentPresumptionAbuse Of PowerFree GovernmentLimiting GovernmentAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsLimited FreedomEternal VigilanceAbsolutismGovernment And SocietyToo Much PowerCorrupt GovernmentGovernment TyrannyPower GovernmentCorrupt PowerPower And CorruptionPower CorruptionAbsolute Power Corrupts AbsolutelyAuthority And Power Author:Lord Acton
“Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.” DoePoliticalPoliticsPowerAbsolutesThriveAbsolute PowerAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Frank Herbert
“You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'? It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had changed since the atom was split, except the way we think. We have to think anew.” ThinkingKnowsWaySaidChangedAbsolutesAtomsSplitsPowerlessnessAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Studs Terkel
“Absolute power corrupts absolutely; and if you surrender your personal responsibility to a government which promises to take care of you, they will only take care of themselves.” IfsGovernmentCareResponsibilityPromiseAbsolutesTake CareSurrenderPersonal ResponsibilityAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Howard Nemerov
“Great men are almost always bad men.” MenAbsolutesGreat MenGreat PowerBad ManAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsCorrupt GovernmentCorrupt PowerPower ManAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Lord Acton
“If absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God??” IfsDoeHumorFunnyBeliefAbsolutesSuperstitionsBadassAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsPower CorruptionAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:George Deacon
“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.” MenStillsGovernmentInfluenceExerciseAuthorityAbsolutesCorruptionTendenciesCertaintyGreat MenBad ManAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsCorrupt GovernmentCorrupt PowerPower And CorruptionPower CorruptionPower ManAbsolute Power Corrupts AbsolutelyAuthority And PowerInfluence And Power Author:Lord Acton
“To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending.” AbsolutesAssumingExperimentsAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Rafael Correa
“The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these power structures tend to be taken over by people who are corruptible. I don't think that the old saw about 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely' is accurate: I think power attracts the corruptible.” PeopleThinkingNumbersMistakeLeaderTakenSawsAbsolutesStructureFollowingAccurateCharismaticAbsolute PowerPower CorruptsAbsolute Power Corrupts Absolutely Author:Frank Herbert