Power Corrupts Essay

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Power Corrupts; Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely “Power is pernicious”, the old woman had said. She further added: “Even when we feel it will leave us scot-free, it lams us sorely and we are left fop-doodles in this harsh world.” Another man had said: “Power often brings a mint of money but with it we are rickety. It’s a meretricious thing, which often fools us.” Well, I have come to the discernible conclusion that power, instead of bringing joy and deliriousness brings woe and demise as it wreaks havoc through one’s soul. Power is basically a hidden form of death. We may go round our history books either lambasting or extolling powerful leaders, but we will always come to the conclusion that power does corrupt a man. The thirst for power is unbounded and the lamentable consequences often quash a man. Getting power is just the onset of melancholy, disaster, lugubriousness and sorrow. All the leaders throughout history were undoubtedly very strong and were feared but we often learn that they were sordid, uncouth, perpetrators, lascivious, perplexed and unscrupulous. They often committed a myriad of staggering sins and believed they were masters of perpetuity. They deviated from faith, and moved heaven and earth for their self-contentment, fulfillment of their lustful desires and attaining happiness and peace of mind and unwarily persisted not keeping in mind any future consequences which they would have to bear the brunt of and could even lead to their own bitter end. We can take examples of powerful rulers such as Sultan Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire and Asoka who carried on committing ruinous deeds and inhumanities not caring for their consequences and were absolutely corrupt people from within. Sultan Suleiman I executed his own son, heir to the throne, himself and Asoka brutally and mercilessly slaughtered innocent men, women and children in his world

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