The old saying “power tends to corrupt and absolute
power corrupts absolutely” by Lord Acton. The article I found is a good example
of how power corrupts. Zhou Yongkang was one of nine men who ruled China. Zhou
Yongkang was recently sentence to life for taking large bribes. As some people
gain power their morality will diminish because, power tends to corrupt those
who possess it. For some people that hold power cannot resist the temptation to
play god. There is a history of men seeking absolute power like, Hitler, Napoleon,
Caesar, Ramses, and so on. There are many leaders that stole money while in
power, people like Ferdinand Marcos, Mohamed Suharto, Alberto Fujimori, Mobutu
Sese Seko, and so on. I believe power reduces the fear of being persecuted and
can they easily get away with wrong doing.
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