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The 'Cookie Monster' Study Reveals How Power Corrupts People. Business Insider. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:39 PM. Edgar Alvarez. By Shana Lebowitz
The only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet, [5] and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral and prime minister Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet [6] (who succeeded to the baronetcy and estates held by another branch of the Acton family in Shropshire in 1791), Acton was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet, from 1837 to 1869.
Lord Acton famously stated "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely", an idea embodied in the addictive power of the One Ring. The corrupting effect of power is, according to Shippey, a modern theme, since in earlier times, power was considered to "reveal character", not alter it. Shippey quotes Lord Acton's 1887 statement:
Power often corrupts people who suddenly find themselves in a position to protect or enrich themselves. That's especially true of politicians, who are increasingly behaving like zealots rather ...
Lord Acton's dictum, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" The power held by the sovereign of an absolute monarchy; The power held by a leader of an autocracy or dictatorship; Omnipotence, unlimited power, as of a deity
The quote, “A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims… but accomplices" is misattributed to George Orwell.
In addition, corrupt dictators routinely ignore economic and social problems in their quest to amass ever more wealth and power. The classic case of a corrupt, exploitive dictator often given is the regime of Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled the Democratic Republic of the Congo (which he renamed Zaire) from 1965 to 1997. [65]
It is named after the English historian, politician and writer Lord Acton, who is popularly associated with the dictum "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely". [14] The institute is a member of the Atlas Network. [15]