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  2. Addiction to power in The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    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:

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Absolute power corrupts absolutely (John Dalberg-Acton, 1887) [6] Accidents will happen (in the best-regulated families) Actions speak louder than words; Adversity makes strange bedfellows; All good things come to him who waits; All good things must come to an end; All hands on deck/to the pump; All is grist that comes to the mill

  4. John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. The 'Cookie Monster' Study Reveals How Power Corrupts People

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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

  6. Epicurean paradox - Wikipedia

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    If a god has unlimited power and is completely good, then it has the power to extinguish evil and want to extinguish it. But if it does not do it, its knowledge of evil is limited, so it is not all-knowing. If a god is all-knowing and totally good, then it knows of all the evil that exists and wants to change it.

  7. Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo and why cruel body comments around 'Wicked' need to stop. She continued: "I've heard every version of it, of what's wrong with me, and then you fix it, and then it's ...

  8. Themes of The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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    Scholars and critics have identified many themes of The Lord of the Rings, a major fantasy novel by J. R. R. Tolkien, including a reversed quest, the struggle of good and evil, death and immortality, fate and free will, the danger of power, and various aspects of Christianity such as the presence of three Christ figures, for prophet, priest, and king, as well as elements like hope and ...

  9. Daughter Admits She Used to Throw Plates Away Rather Than ...

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    A college student has revealed a hilarious secret from her teenage years to her parents. The young woman, named Sam, shared a video on TikTok on Tuesday, Dec. 10, in which she and her parents took ...