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.
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We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed
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