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“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man.” — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton. Illustrated QuoteGeek card.

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“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad man.” — John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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