Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
by Barry Wright
Essay: Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton said that “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
This has been seen numerous times throughout history. From Hitler’s ideological world and his slaughtering of six
million Jews in attempt to reach it, to Mohamed Suhato’s embezzlement of somewhere between fifteen and thirty
five billion US dollars, which then led to the complete collapse of Indonesia’s economy, the world has set gaze
upon some nefarious dignitaries. Clive Cussler has completely agreed with Lord Acton and his famous quote in the
novel Sahara. The antagonists in this story become totally deleterious in there lust for absolute power, which leads
to the deaths of innocent soldiers, the crippling of his country through the larceny of its assets, and the murder of
doctors and civilians who pose a small threat to his domination.
In a corrupt mind the only reason someone cares for someone else’s life is if it directly benefits their own. The
person in power is hungry for more and is willing to spend the lives of others in order to obtain it. General Zateb
Kazim possesses no respect for human life at all in Sahara, and spends his soldiers like he spends the dirty money
his corruption has brought him. His first expenditure of soldiers is in attempt to capture an immaculate speed boat
that is travelling down the Niger River. Kazim has never seen anything like it and as the power hungry leader that
he is- he demands that he obtain it. Without any prior knowledge to the origin of the boat or who it belongs to,
he orders a group of two gun boats and an airplane to “capture that fine pleasure craft and execute whoever is
onboard” (Cussler 117). Blinded by his greed, Kazim sends in his soldiers to attack the protagonis...