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Why does power corrupt?

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Well, let's take a look at the human species.

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Humans are compassionate and loving, gracious, kind, generous people.

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We are simultaneously greedy, jealous, envious, angry.

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We're a mixed bag.

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And if you give one of the human species power, which part of ourselves uses it?

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Love?

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Love does not need power, people.

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It flowers from the heart.

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Grace?

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Grace certainly needs no power.

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Compassion, generosity.

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No, these are simply things that flow from our good nature.

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What uses power?

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Well, greed certainly needs power, doesn't it?

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If you have enough power, you can take any fucking thing you want.

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Anger?

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Oh, anger definitely would love some power.

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Would it not?

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Envy?

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Well, with power, whatever you're envious of, you can duplicate on your own.

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No.

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It is that negative, unsocial, not life-supporting part of the human animal that needs power.

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Nothing else needs power.

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And so, we give people power over others, through governments, through military.

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And we expect them not to be corrupt.

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Wake up, people.

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Be very cautious.

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Who do you give power to?

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.