please I need your help translating this proverb!
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please I need your help translating this proverb!
hello..
I need your help translating this saying .. I want to translate it but I don't know the deep meaning of it, thus, I wish you could explain what's meant by it
the saying is:
"Power does corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
thanks
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Re: please I need your help translating this proverb!
The proverb simply means that if you give someone some power they mis-use it. If they have absolute power (as in life & death) then they will mis-use it even more.collin wrote:
hello..
I need your help translating this saying .. I want to translate it but I don't know the deep meaning of it, thus, I wish you could explain what's meant by it
the saying is:
"Power does corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
thanks
In short it is a warning never give someone any power without any stops and checks.
In the UK the Police Forces are overseen by a Watch Committee consisting of publically appointed citizens. This is to prevent any mis-use of power.