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Corruption and Power

The idea that power can corrupt even those with humble origins, using examples such as King David.

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Feb 3, 2026

Are there famous historical examples that illustrate ‘power reveals’ rather than ‘power corrupts’?

Some demonstrate that preexisting virtues — humility, restraint and moral clarity — rather than inevitably corrupting those who hold it, but the pattern is mixed and often contested; prominent cases i...

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