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  • Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

    August 1, 2008

  • Usually given in this abbreviated form, but what Lord Acton actually wrote was: 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.'

    August 1, 2008