Editor: The exercise of governmental power can be benevolent. But in our current circumstances, the power of the U.S. government is being wielded by men who are power-drunk.Adam Smith described this ...
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton’s warning from 1887 is more than a historical footnote — it’s a mirror held up to our present moment. Across ...
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Power in itself is not bad. It is simply the ability to influence and/or control. It can be used for good or evil. It is the abuse of power that is ...