by Rowan » Tue May 08, 2007 10:19 am
"Power Corrupts. Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely."
The more power you have the faster and more corrupted you're likely to become.
First you begin with the little things. "Oh, I'm X. I don't need to cross the street with the light." Then it esclates. "Oh, well, I don't do that, why should I obey red lights?" Then it escalates some more. "Oh, well, none of those laws really apply to me. No reason I can't take whatever I want."
The people with power that don't abuse it, I believe you'll see, are those you never wanted it and have seen first hand how dangerous it is.