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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

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To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending. ↗

— Rafael Correa

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

— John Adams

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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ↗

— John Acton

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Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ↗

— Lord Acton

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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ↗

— Lord Acton

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It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. ↗

— David Brin

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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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I truly believe that all power corrupts. Such is probably the thinking behind every political film ever made in Hollywood. ↗

— Elia Kazan

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Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat. ↗

— John F. Lehman, Jr.

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