The "adage" is Power TENDS to corrupt, Absolutely power corrupts absolutely.
But even so it is an adage, not an absolute sent down from Olympus. Altho like most adages that last (I believe this was Lord Acton in the 1890s) tend to have more than a modicum of truth to them :D
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Re: I think you need to check your adages
Date: 21/4/10 03:07 (UTC)But even so it is an adage, not an absolute sent down from Olympus. Altho like most adages that last (I believe this was Lord Acton in the 1890s) tend to have more than a modicum of truth to them :D