Quotes of Corruptible - somelinesforyou

“ It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. ”

- David Brin

“ A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense. ”

- Georg C. Lichtenberg

“ It's said that 'power corrupts', but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insa- tiable, implacable. ”

- David Brin
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