It's a saying that takes the philosophical stance that humankind is selfish by default. And by giving someone power they will abuse it for their own pleasure.
Corrupts Absolutely
No. Mainly because the US government is set up so that no one person can ever have absolute power. Whether or not President Obama is a corrupt leader, he will never have absolute power and will thus never be a proper example of this quote.
Lord Acton, British Historian. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrrupts absolutely
The phrase "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" was said by Lord Acton, a British historian. His statement emphasizes how unchecked power has the potential to lead individuals to act in corrupt ways.
Power is necessary to maintain order. But, order is achieved when power is used for the common good only. Let us equate power with wine for a moment. Wine is good for the human body when taken with moderation. A person who intoxicates himself with too much wine corrupts his own body. Corrupt behaviour or corrupt practice emanates from the person himself not from wine or power or anything else acquired by man. Therefore, power or lack of power does not corrupt anyone. It is the abuse of power for self interests that results in corruption. E. Diaz
Corrupts Absolutely
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Yes but few manage to remain so after taking power. Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absoluelty.
"Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." Power is a corrupting force itself; it is corrupted by the integrity of the people who wield it.
Yes but few manage to remain so after taking power. Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absoluelty.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupts.
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His best known saying is: 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. It is often misquoted as 'All power corrupts ...' for the first clause. One of Lord Acton's most interesting, less well known sayings is: 'Great men are almost always bad men'.
It's not. It's the lack of responsibility that corrupts.
If someone believes power corrupts, then they wouldn't be able to support any type of government fully. There is a balance of power no matter how casual the government.