KEN RUEGG
VICTIMIZED BY MILLIONS
POWER AND CORRUPTION
LORD ACTON'S statement, "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely!", expresses an understanding of History, which was based upon a study of the actions of "great men" having criminal minds. Such men obtain and use power to achieve criminal goals. Acton saw power itself as being the source of the problem, which is like seeing cigarette lighters as the source of arson. Criminal minds are the source. Non-criminal minds use power for constructive purposes.

​​​​​A young George Washington was characterized as having confessed to his father, that he had "chopped down the cherry tree", while Abraham Lincoln was nicknamed, "Honest Abe". People value honesty in their government leaders. Dishonesty is victimization, which is the defining characteristic of "criminal" mind. Criminals in power are always opposed by non-criminals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 See "ON POWER AND AUTHORITY", and "CRIMINALS AND CRIMINAL CULTURES - THE TACTICS OF DECEIT", the last 2 items under "about".