Greed is everywhere. You want more of something and sometimes you will stop at nothing to get it. It’s more or less an ugly trait that people have always had. It is an unstoppable force of character that leads to terrible consequences. This leads to the quote by Lord Acton: “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” What did Acton truly mean by this and what others idea does this possess today?
In absolute monarchies, which is all power is given to or taken by the monarch, this absolute power has corrupting influences. Examples include Roman emperors, since they declared themselves as Gods and Napoleon Bonaparte when he declared himself an emperor (Power). The idea of the quote is that it “conveys the opinion that, as a person’s power increases, their moral sense diminishes” (Power). Continue reading Post ID 735
