POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 08: A woman holding a cloth bearing the face of president Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC 110th anniversary held at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium on January 08, 2022 in Polokwane, South Africa. The ANC was founded on January 08 in 1912. Photo by Gallo Images/Daily Maverick/Felix Dlangamandla)
Boardroom Talk
Power not only corrupts, it deranges. ANC bigwigs, Lockdowns, Loadshedding.
“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Think ANC ministers, Lockdowns and Loadshedding. Join the dots.
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In April 1887, Catholic historian Lord Acton wrote a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton which included the memorable line: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." The term is used so often nowadays, you may well have applied it yourself.
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