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In an 1887 letter, John Dalberg-Acton (1834-1902), better known as Lord Acton, wrote “Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely” — reflecting his belief that unchecked power poses the ...
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton’s warning feels increasingly relevant in an age ...
Almost a century and a half ago, Lord Acton delivered an ageless truth. “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” he wrote in 1887.