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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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    تميل السلطة الفاسدة، والسلطة المطلقة تفسد مطلقا.

    magt har en tendens til at ødelægge, og absolut magt ødelægger absolut.

    Macht neigt dazu, zu korrumpieren, und absolute Macht korrumpiert absolut.

    権力は腐敗する傾向があり、絶対的な権力は絶対的に腐敗します。

    corrumpere virtutem tendit, et potentia absoluta corrumpit absolute.

    makt tenderar att korrupta, och absolut makt korrumperar absolut.

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