Friday, June 12, 2015

Power Corrupts


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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