Corrupts Quotes

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses. - John F. Kennedy

We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals. - Robert Caro

Unlimited power corrupts the possessor. - William Pitt The Younger

Too much liberty corrupts us all. - Terence

Too many terms corrupts politicians so they only want to be reelected. - Alice Paul

There cannot be peaceful coexistence in the ideological realm. Peaceful coexistence corrupts. - Jiang Qing

The greatest man is he who forms the taste of a nation; the next greatest is he who corrupts it. - Joshua Reynolds

Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated. - Alveda King