Showing posts with label Corrupts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Corrupts. Show all posts

Thomas Watson on Corrosion

Posted by Antoinette Petersen | Labels: , , | Posted On Friday, September 21, 2012 at 8:00 AM

"When rust cleaves to metal, it not only takes away the brightness of the metal, but it cankers and consumes it: so when the earth cleaves to men's souls, it not only hinders the shining lustre of their graces, but by degrees it cankers them."  
~Thomas Watson~

John Adams on Power Corrupts

Posted by Andrew K. | Labels: , , | Posted On Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 4:00 AM

"Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases."
 John Adams