Absolute Power Corrupts Quotes Absolutely

[Sanjay Krishnaswamy]

At 10:06 AM 4/14/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Paul sez
>
>>> Joe Varo aptly quoted, but I think misattributed, this:
>>> 
>>> > Shakespeare probably said it best:  Power corrupts, absolute power
>>> > corrupts absolutely.
>>> 
>>> Lord Acton, wasn't it?  (Anybody have the source at hand to check?)  
>>
>>It's Machiavelli.
>
>Not Satchel Paige?
>

Surely NOT Machiavelli -- absolute power is a consequence of absolute
"virtu" I would think.  Although my familarity ceases after _The Prince_
and the _Discourses on Livy._  

SK
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