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"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
"Power doesn't corrupt people; people corrupt power."
"The measure of a man is what he does with power."
"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals."
"It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes."
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
"Authority should be questioned, power should be challenged."
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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."
"Show me the heroes that the youth of your country look up to, and I will tell you the future of your country."
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."
"Adversity is the first path to truth."
"The true test of a man's character is what he does when no one is watching."
"Those in positions of power are least likely to serve the interests of others."
"The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children."
"Character is how you treat those who can do nothing for you."
"Power is dangerous. It corrupts even the best."
"Success uncovers vices as prosperity does."
"A man's character is most evident when he's in control."
"How a man plays a game shows something of his character, how he loses shows all of it."
"I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated."
"It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the powerful corrupts those who are subject to it."
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"The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back."
"Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy."
"When you see a man with power, ask yourself not how he got it, but how he is using it."
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
