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Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat. ↗

— John F. Lehman, Jr.

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Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic. ↗

— Alexis Carrel

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If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure? ↗

— Harry Shearer

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Master of the universe but not of myself, I am the only rebel against my absolute power. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

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Well, I have an interest in power. I have an interest in people who find themselves in the position to exercise absolute power. ↗

— Boyd Rice

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We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. ↗

— Robert Caro

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