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“So don’t ever let anybody or any circumstance take your power from you,” she added. The video message was an excerpt from her talk Tuesday with the party’s financial committee .
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:
1990, the chorus of Don't Let The Bastards (Get You Down), on the album Third World Warrior by Kris Kristofferson is "Don't let the bastards get you down". 1991, the final line of the chorus in the U2 song "Acrobat" is "Don't let the bastards grind you down".
[1] He also felt that it was easier to corrupt one individual than a multitude. [2] Aristotle further criticized monarchies for tending to become hereditary, which to him carried the undue risk of conferring power on someone incapable and bringing ruin to the nation. [3]
Cher recounts her difficult childhood, her entry into the music business and her complicated relationships with Sonny Bono and Gregg Allman in "Cher: The Memoir, Part One," out Nov. 19, 2024.
Might makes right" or "might is right" is an aphorism that asserts that those who hold power are the origin of morality, and they control a society's view of right and wrong. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Montague defined kratocracy or kraterocracy (from the Ancient Greek : κράτος , romanized : krátos , lit.
Let's say you invest $10,000 into an account that pays 3% in simple interest. After three years, you’d have earned $900 in interest — $300 each year — for a total of $10,900 in your account.
That's why I say, 'Hey if you don't like it, let 'em leave' ... if they don't love it, tell them to leave it." [ 239 ] [ 240 ] "Love it or leave it" is a slogan often directed toward critics of the government or anyone who is perceived as not being sufficiently patriotic, particularly if they are non-white; it was commonly used against Vietnam ...