Absolute Power Leads to Corruption Absolutely

摘要

As everyone knows, Judge Louis Freeh's independent report was very damaging to the reputation of Penn State and its legendary coach of over four decades, Joe Paterno. ESPN had its normal college football "experts" giving their opinions of what should be done to Penn State, from sanctions to the NCAA giving the school the "death penalty" in college football. Sportscaster Brent Musburger then came on and made disparaging remarks about "his friend" Joe Paterno, and he used the phrase, "Absolute power leads to corruption absolutely." This phrase refers to that of John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, otherwise known simply as Lord Acton, when he said, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."