Why Are Dictators Always Evil?

There was never an Ivan The Wonderful.
No one in their right mind ever looked back on Hitler and said he was a swell dude just misunderstood.

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Ontheroad · M

There is a lot of truth in the saying that absolute power corrupts absolutely. Whenever anyone has absolute or nearly absolute power/authority over anyone/anything, it invariably corrupts them - even those with the purest of intent fall victim to this.

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@Ontheroad Are two best comments allowed here?