power

n. 1. that which corrupts those who are hungry for power. 2. In order to get power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty. [Leo Tolstoy]





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