History Law 2: Power Corrupts - Deepstash
History Law 2: Power Corrupts

History Law 2: Power Corrupts

The concentration of power in the hands of a few individuals or groups often leads to abuse of that power. This can take many forms, including corruption, tyranny, and oppression. The desire to maintain or increase power can override ethical considerations. Either way, power is a constant in humans existence. 

ex: The Roman Republic was set-up as a mechanism to guard against the absolute power of a king. But they still ended up with an emperor at the helm of an empire. 

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Will and Ariel Durant, giant historians, condense the lessons of thousand of years of history into a few lessons that define human nature.

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