absolute authority, n.All

Absolute authority (n.) corrupts ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠even an uncorrupt people in the briefest time, and supplies its holder, however poor, with wealth and partisans.