Power corrupts, but it corrupts only those who think they deserve it.
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REPORTS of politicians who have extramarital affairs while complaining about the death of family values, or who use public funding for private gain despite condemning government waste, have become so common in recent years that they hardly seem surprising anymore. Anecdotally, at least, the connection between power and hypocrisy looks obvious. . .
Read The psychology of power: Absolutely in The Economist.