Thoughts on Power by Robin

Lord Acton, a British historian, once said: “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

The dangers of giving absolute power to an individual or branch of government for use to protect out Nation cannot be overemphasized. Back when all citizens learned History, it was common knowledge that time and time again well-meaning men forgot why they wielded the power and used it for their own purposes or agendas. That was how the great Roman Republic metamorphosed into an Empire headed by men who were considered as gods and then fell to barbarian hordes as those leaders became dissolute, corrupt, and power-crazed.

With good reason, those who have studied history felt deep shudders of unease when candidate Obama became known as the One. As scandal after scandal emerges within his Administration, as the People’s trust in the American government shrinks away, it is understandable why the People are rising up to fight back against the conditions which have made America ripe for a fall.

Are these trends reversible? Have the People awakened too late?

Only God knows, and time will tell.