Power 17.01.08
By Gunawan Rudy posted in archive, quote. Thursday, Jan 17th, 2008 at 3:02 pmLord Acton (or John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO)–a British historian of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries–wrote a letter to Mandell Creighton, also a British historian. He said…
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they did not wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.
– Letter to Mandell Creighton (April 1887)
As one of the greatest classical liberal historians of all time, he stated that a person’s sense of morality lessens as his or her power increases. Yes, I know, he was more the historian then the political theorist.
…Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…
– Lord Acton’s Dictum
Though it isn’t my intention with this quote to deal with Acton’s ideas to any extent, I can’t help but touch upon of what Acton thought the power management should be. In your opinion, is that (quote) true?
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From gunawanrudy.com
Halo, PERTAMAX habis.
Nggak perlu pakai bahasa Enggres, Indonesia cukup kok.
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From vianneyrenata.wordpress.com
Lain kali di translate-in dong
(Hykhykhyk, saia malas baca Enggres).
Great men are almost always bad men,’ saya setuju, setuju sekali…
hihihi, the word of the day, nih ceritanya? ugya..
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From asruldinazis.wordpress.com
arul tampan upz itu keycodenya
eh mata kuliah basa ingris?
trenslet dong
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From rosenqueencompany.wordpress.com
So, he implies that the Absolute is absolutely corrupted or something?
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From chiw.wordpress.com
i dunno exactly…
but, reality said…
ps: Ganti Kikodnyaaaaaa!!!!!
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From
definitely true…
power TENDS to corrupt, though its not always corrupt…
and absolute power corrupt absolutely?
hell, u need no more proof to make it more obvious..
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From
kikodnya ga banget!
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From myresource.wordpress.com
huh…
translate boso jowone ndi toh…
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From deathlock.wordpress.com
Halo juga, ini adalah komentar keduax. Anda dapat menghapusnya lewat Admin CP dan semacamnya.
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From deathlock.wordpress.com
Sial, gara-gara net error.
*memahami*
A bit agreed. Great power tends to corrupt, especially when it comes to those who cannot handle it rightly. “Great power comes with great responsibility,” as said by Peter Parker.
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From deathlock.wordpress.com
But absolute power only corrupts absolutely for those who can’t handle it rightly. Absolute power tends to corrupt, but not always corrupt. That’s what I think for being — if not supporter — of fascist ideology. :?
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From deathlock.wordpress.com
Jah! Kok ga bisa
Quatro quadtrick.
strikethrough pakai del?13
From meusworld.wordpress.com
Since I know nothing about your history, I won’t object.
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From aryaperdhana.wordpress.com
tulisan itu saya tulis di cermin di kamar saya sejak kelas 1 sma. dan sampai kini belum lagi saya hapus…
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From aryaperdhana.wordpress.com
dah baca bukunya prof miriam budiardjo yg dasar2 ilmu politik belum? *mencoba mengalihkan perhatian gun ke ujian*
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From mrbambang.web.id
Nyuwun sewu kulo speed reading menawi boso inggris. Mbukak saking hape kesuwen moco tulisan asing thirik thirik. Dipun sukani terjemahan boso jawi nggih pak?
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From gunawanrudy.com
@ Ataner: Ah, simple english ini.
@ aRuL: Gun tampan.
Eh, MK Pengantar Ilmu Politik dengan acuan Bahasa Enggres.
@ Kopral Geddoe: Hei you, he was a Roman Catholic, dude.
@ Bundamu: *siul-siul*
@ grace [1]: Mwahahaaaaa… Even the Absolute, eh?
*lirik Geddoe*
@ grace [2]:
@ moerz: Aku ra mudeng boso Jowo to mas.
@ Xaliber von Reginhild [1]:
@ Xaliber von Reginhild [2]: Uh-oh, kekuasaan itu pedang bermata dua yang paling mengerikan. *ngutip dosen Sosiologi*
@ Xaliber von Reginhild [3]: Baca sekali lagi suratnya. Lord Acton merujuk pada kekuasaan Raja dan Paus.
Kekuasaan absolut tidak pasti disalahgunakan?
@ Me-u: …
@ arya [1]: Kelas 1 SMA juga? Wah sama!
@ arya [2]: Beh, itu kitab suci kami tauk… Buku biru keramat!
@ mr.bambang: Hoalah, dibilang juga ga bisa bahasa Jawa aku ini… Pilih, mau Mandarin atau Inggris nih?
Indonesia? Ya, nanti.
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From
bisa kaco dunia… :lol:
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From gunawanrudy.com
@ grace: Jangan salahkan aku lho, Geddoe yang mulai mancing the Absolute.
*lempar batu sembunyi tangan*
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From extremusmilitis.wordpress.com
IMHO: i do agree on that, but with exception that, people would not be failed, when there is something to believe to hold the power itself
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From qzink666.wordpress.com
Oalah keminggris..
Saya lebih suka bahasa ngibrani..
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From qzink666.wordpress.com
*Sori OOT*
gak usah dipeduliin soal omongan saya di GT tadi malam ya, bro..
Sekarang udah bisa kok..
*saya mohon komen yg ini di hapus saja*
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From claieth.net
Yeah, tampaknya ada benarnya sih
OOT: ganti keycode-nyaaaaaa!!!!!!
*pingsan karena nggak tahan lihat keycode narsis*
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From tukangkopi.wordpress.com
YES :mrgreen:
*Damn!this keycode again?!?* :evil:
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From tukangkopi.wordpress.com
YES
*Damn!this keycode again?!?*
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From bachtiar.wordpress.com
ding tampan
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From
walah, keykode nya.. -_____________-
inggris? saya translate dulu deh. bakalan lama nih
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From nazieb.com
Yes yes..
I love you too..
*kabooorr*
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From unclegoop.wordpress.com
cool that was my key code
ups, yes i do agree with that quote
beside the power, there are also instinct to sustain the power itself
*it’s seems to respond u’r comment in my shelter*
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From gunawanrudy.com
@ extremusmilitis: Belief… Xixixii…
@ qzink666 [1]: …
@ qzink666 [2]: Males.
@ Cynanthia: Apa yang ada benarnya juga hah?
@ tukangkopi [1]: Yes, sir. Understand, sir. Copy, sir. Blahblahblaa…
@ tukangkopi [2]: …
@ bachtiar: Saya?
@ M: Simple enggres ah…
@ Nazieb: *tendang*
@ Goop: Thanks for your entry sir, that’s inspiration for this entry.
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From mbelgedez.com
Walah,…
Speak about absolute power tends to corrupt, toh….
I dont understand lah….
Lha wong I just chief of RT, segh… :lol:
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From mbelgedez.com
Walah,…
Speak about absolute power tends to corrupt, toh….
I dont understand lah….
Lha wong I just chief of RT, segh…
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From
orang tampan yang sebenarnya, tidak akan menggemborkan dirinya bahwa dia tampan, atau meminta orang lain menyebutnya tampan.
orang yang tampan itu cool saja, ga perlu dipaksa begini.. :-|
*super OOT gara -gara keycode*
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From isinmawa.wordpress.com
kata anis Matta, kekuatan sejati itu adalah iman
*sayyyyah gagah*
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From gunawanrudy.com
@ Mbelgedez: Xixixii… Apa yang kurasa udah aku ungkapkan di paragraf terakhir.
@ M [1]: OOT detected.
@ M [2]: Lha kata mbah Wongso apa?
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From annots.wordpress.com
hayah, ini kok malah make bahasa linggis. mentang-mentang itunya di anu *tak sensor sendiri biar ga dibahas komen soal kuliah :lol: *
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From inficio.wordpress.com
…Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men…
– Lord Acton’s Dictum
For some reason, I keep seeing this quote around you; the blog, your signature at Gotei, and other places…
Well, that put aside, I’ll just speak out my opinion. Power is indeed a double-edged sword, and not everyone can handle that. Sometimes people start out with good intentions, when they do receive it, their plans take a little detour to the wrong direction.
Well, the thing is, when you’re in a position of power, other people will not only be under your command, but also your responsibility. And since as humans, we have our biases and priorities, we won’t be able to be fair to all these people… And as I keep being told, people do “bad” things because the opportunity presents itself; if someone has a large authority over people, the opportunity would technically be BEGGING to be misused.
Even if someone were to mean well, can they handle all the power?
/nggak jelas
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From pilihan.wordpress.com
but we always need Great men, arent we??
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From rosenqueencompany.wordpress.com
A Roman Catholic of a sophisticated kind, I presume.
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From phiy.aiame.com
Astagaa..
nyindirnya kena banget.
Iya2, nanti saya bakal rajin buka kamus (-__-)’
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From antarpulau.wordpress.com
“…..In your opinion, is that (quote) true?…”
“true….”
“is that wrong…?”
“wrong…”
*ditonjok dosen bhs inggris*
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From deathlock.wordpress.com
@Goenawan Lee:
Mungkin ya pada Paus dan Raja-raja jaman dulu. 
Saya kurang tahu kalau di Inggris, tapi di Jerman pada tahun segitu justru lagi ada konflik antara Pangeran-pangeran.
Ja, kekuatan absolut tidak selalu disalahgunakan. “Tidak selalu” bisa berarti “jarang”.
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From blogirang.wordpress.com
jahh…
saia dafet keycodena malah beaut doank. kurang Y!!!
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btw, kekuatan itu emang cenderung untuk disalahgunakan…
afalagi menusa..
aihh..menusa….
aihh…..
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page navigation yang ada diatas ko’ masi kurang rafi ya?
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aihh…uda brafa tingkat ini komengna yah..
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From gunawanrudy.com
@ annots: Ini om-om nyinggung kuliahku melulu seh…
@ Infinite Inficio: Walah, agar umat faham, saya gunakan endonesa sahaja. *ngeles*
Begini, dictum itu nggak lengkap dan bisa multitafsir kalo ndak baca keseluruhan suratnya. Aku juga ngerasain gitu.
Mwahahaaa… Ini dia! Idealisme saat nggak berkuasa itu sangat hebat, tapi saat udah berkuasa, nah loh…
@ CY: Yang kita perlukan itu nggak selalu baik, dan nggak selalu buruk.
@ Kopral Geddoe: Yeah, you and your theory.
@ phiy: Nyindir?
@ antar^pulau: Dosen enggres saya galak lho.
@ Xaliber von Reginhild: Kalau menyoal Barbarossa?
@ Hoek Soegirang: Beaut itu ada artinya, kata sifat. Beauty kan merujuk kepada benda abstrak. Ini udah diedit ah!!
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From ridu.web.id
apakah pak harto salah satunya?
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From abeeayang.wordpress.com
hayah nganggo boso londo ae………
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From tikabanget.com
great men are almost always bad men.
well. everybody has his opposite side in hisself.
balance nya emang gitu.
bcoz to be a great man, there’s always be a process through it.
**ah, ngomong opo tho aku**
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From chickenstrip.wordpress.com
Setuju! Salah satu quote favorit sayah juga ituh
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From phiy.aiame.com
Nyindir sayah yg malas liat tulisan enggurish xP
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From gunawanrudy.com
@ ridu: Ah, ndak tau yaaa… *siul-siul*
@ abeeayang™: Ah, ntar ngepost endonesa juga.
@ -tikabanget-: Process, rite… *thinking*
@ Diki: Wohohooo… Quote sakti dari kitab sakti.
@ phiy: Lha ndak kok mbak.