Power Corrupts, According to Several Studies

Many people in power possess questionable ethics. However, science now claims that power both hurts and corrupts. Furthermore, it doesn’t matter what kind of power it is. In fact, in all cases, it causes negative impacts on those who hold it. The politician and thinker Lord Acton stated, “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” This is precisely why, in real democracies, a system of checks and balances is established that prevents, or tries to prevent, abuse and fraud. However, all too often the system doesn’t serve this purpose. Money disappears, measures are implemented that benefit only those affiliated with certain…