Does Power Corrupt?

In my opinion, when a group rebels against their institution, they do not see the responsibility that comes with the freedom. Furthermore, the leaders of the newfound institution have never dealt with these responsibilities. They thought of a free nation - equality for all. But they fail to think how. How can such a moral be sustained? They realize sooner or later that the solution lies in selfishness. They do not deal with these responsibilities. They ignore the immediate crisis and instead focus on their own goals or the goals of their party. This is known as corruption.

None of the leaders believed they were corrupted. For example, a new leader has been elected. The country is in great debt. The unemployment rate is through the roof. Crime has increased over the past decade (essentially, a situation not too different from right now). How would this person get their nation out of debt? Well, the nations money comes only through one way: taxes. The obvious solution to get out of debt then would be to raise taxes. But wait! The poor people don’t have any money. The upper class can afford lawyers instead. Then the middle class claims that the government is giving an unequal jurisdiction and riot in the streets. Attempting to raise taxes has only allowed the nation to hate this person even more.

How would this person react? Would they try to further benefit their nation? Their last attempt resulted in riots in the street, unemployment increase, and being sued for even more money. In most historical cases, they decide that the people are an unneeded commodity to their goals. Essentially, they kick the people out of their roles in the government. Without the people’s selfish needs in this leader’s way, they can further their personally believed goals for the country’s benefit. However, without the people, they no longer have any input on the best direction for the nation, so they go with their own. Usually, this is desires of expansion and greater wealth. They act on their own decisions, not that of the people.