Articles Archive for 3 May 2004
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Lord Acton observed that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. He was of course referring to political, economic, and social power. I argue that power liberates, and absolute power liberates absolutely. I am referring to power that drives machines, or energy. This point is so important that I am forced to raise it to the status of a law. The The First Law of Liberation.
Since I am at it, I may as well outline the The Second Law of Liberation: Credit liberates, and absolute …
