what is a specific real life example for "power corrupts those possess it " ?? from animal farm?

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Answer 1

The exact quote is (and spoken by Lord Acton of Great Britain in the late 19th century) Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

From the novel: when the pigs (Napoleon and Squealer in particular) start taking advantage of the other animals (getting additional rations, living in Farmer Jones' former house, killing the four porkers, and in the end, looking just like the humans when they're all sitting around the kitchen table playing cards.)

A real life example - there are at least a dozen: Pol Pot of Cambodia, Augusto Pinochet of Chile, Idi Amin of Uganda, Adolf Hitler of Germany, Fidel Castro of Cuba, Eva and Juan Peron of Argentina, etc. Just look up dictators and you will find all kinds of examples.

Good luck!

Answer 2

that's difficult to say. i wager socially built perspectives and stereotyping can influence human beings at both a subconscious and wakeful factor. So a member of a minority team would nicely be a lot less in all probability to, for instance, be employed for a pastime than a white man or woman with whom they have equivalent skills because the corporate is openly racist, or the corporate is subconsciously racially profiling the guy, and are not even conscious that they are being prejudicial. that's the unhappy element: racial prejudices are so ensconced in society that some circumstances human beings do not understand they are making unfair judgments-not that it excuses it in any respect, or our social climate would under no circumstances develop. genuinely the 'power' you're relating that a white man or woman has, is in a huge element not having to face the iconic stigma of generations of racial prejudice.

Answer 3

I belive the real quote that you want is "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. "
Lord Acton British historian 1834-1902

Answer 4

Tony Blair - he's told so many lies since getting involved with Bush that he cannot recognise the truth anymore.

Answer 5

well just look at george bush, absolute power corrupts absolutely.