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1 " I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of them protect us. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. "
― Brandon Sanderson , Steelheart (The Reckoners, #1)
2 " Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely "
― John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
3 " Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men. "
4 " Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. "
― John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton , Essays On Freedom And Power
5 " We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. "
― Robert A. Caro
