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Originally Posted by dennisw
I've seen this qoute a million times and I think it's BS. When at the end of the War for Independence and congress had fled, the whole world watched expecting Washington to declare himself king. However, the old soldier turned in a receipt for his personal expenses paid on behalf of his army and turned the reins back over to congress.
Absolute power does not always corrupt if you're dealing with people of character.
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The reason you have seen this argument so many times is that it is generally the case. Few dictators concerned themselves with the welfare of the people even though most started out under the guise of protecting the people they eventually screwed.