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10/28/2015 6:54:14 AM
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The most recent Ninja's actions were by his own admission an act of 'judgement'. So I ask...what qualifies this or any other Ninja to wield such judgement? What qualifications grant these Ninja's their absolute power?
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." -Lord Acton
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The irony is you've quoted a Lord. A member of an unelected House of Parliament.
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Well, he was mainly a writer and historian w/ a brief political career. The context of the quote is that he is calling into question the different standards that those w/ power are held to, specifically referring to the Pope and King (late 19th century), and how they shouldn't be above the law. So, maybe a bit ironic, but no less relevant. Furthermore, there are studies that were performed which proved his theory of how power corrupts. Anyway, I see this quote as being extremely relevant to the conversation at hand regarding the perceived abuse of power by forum Ninjas.
