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Old 10-10-2007, 09:05 AM   #30
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Well, I would say that a more proper phrasing would be "greater power increases the likelihood of corruption - unless balanced".
Graphing power versus corruption would not show any correlation. One who is corrupted may seek power, but at every level, from Melkor to Sandyman, we have contemporaries that, having the same or similar levels of power, are not corrupted.

It's what you do with it - as you referenced previously via Spiderman.
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