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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangstersget control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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Lord Acton

John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO (10 January 1834 - 19 June 1902), commonly known as simply Lord Acton, was an English historian, the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He was born in Naples, Italy

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    اور یاد رکھو، جہاں طاقت چند ہاتھوں میں مرکوز ہو، وہاں اکثر gangster کی ذہنیت رکھنے والے لوگ کنٹرول حاصل کر لیتے ہیں۔ تاریخ نے یہ ثابت کیا ہے۔ تمام طاقت فساد کرتی ہے؛ مکمل طاقت مکمل طور پر فساد کرتی ہے۔

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