tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post6757611123849323087..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The use and meaning of quotesChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-86416913720668721702011-12-27T10:32:40.079+08:002011-12-27T10:32:40.079+08:00So many Acton comments when the real target is Sha...So many Acton comments when the real target is Shanseng.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-63363006997975466322011-12-26T12:10:08.541+08:002011-12-26T12:10:08.541+08:00The issue is not THE power but the carrier or the ...The issue is not THE power but the carrier or the conduit - as clearly evidentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-28635587190330835662011-12-26T11:55:44.007+08:002011-12-26T11:55:44.007+08:00The meaning of words is anchored in the context of...The meaning of words is anchored in the context of their use. IMO Lord Acton quote was made in the political context. "Great Men" are almost always notable political figures. <br /><br />In maths there's a phenomenon called "power law distribution". It can be used to explain how rich get richer, how certain political ideas end up dominant. <br /><br />To me that seems a Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-29140504996030190932011-12-26T11:27:40.452+08:002011-12-26T11:27:40.452+08:00If absolute power corrupts absolutely, God, who ha...If absolute power corrupts absolutely, God, who has absolute power, must be the ultimate corrupter? <br /><br />Anyone who claims he is channelling God must be absolutely corrupt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-42252431811646209132011-12-26T11:24:22.440+08:002011-12-26T11:24:22.440+08:00Other worthwhile ideas from Lord Acton:
"And...Other worthwhile ideas from Lord Acton:<br /><br />"And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, <br />all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. <br />History has proven that."<br /><br /><br />"Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; <br />nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-66996025047875824692011-12-26T11:16:20.545+08:002011-12-26T11:16:20.545+08:00Lord Acton's Quote in its entirety:
"Pow...Lord Acton's Quote in its entirety:<br /><br />"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."<br /><br />The quote contains 2 warnings. Most people forget the second warning in the second sentence.<br /><br />http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/absolute-power-corrupts-absolutely.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-25784358284885134132011-12-26T10:31:06.420+08:002011-12-26T10:31:06.420+08:00Power corrupts, be it absolute or relative, due to...Power corrupts, be it absolute or relative, due to human nature, eg. - life cycle.<br />~li345feng~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com