THAT'S WHAT POWERFUL MEN DO TO THIS COUNTRY - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SEXY, BREATHLESS COUNTRY, AND POWERFUL MEN USE IT TO TREAT THEMSELVES TO A THRILL! THEY SAY THEY LOVE IT BUT THEY DON'T MEAN IT. THEY SAY THINGS TO MAKE THEMSELVES APPEAR GOOD - THEY MAKE THEMSELVES APPEAR MORAL..THE COUNTRY WANTS A SAVIOUR. THE COUNTRY IS A SUCKER FOR POWERFUL MEN WHO LOOK GOOD. WE THINK THEY'RE MORALISTS AND THEN THEY JUST USE US. . John Irving
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A powerful man uses his power in very different ways than a weak man does. A powerful man may look like a saint, but he's not. He may tell you he loves his country, but deep down inside he doesn't. So what does that make him? A hypocrite? If you go back to the original quote, the powerful man was using his power to treat himself to a thrill.

He was using his charm and sex appeal to manipulate people into giving him things that he didn't deserve. When you look at this quote in light of the president's scandals with women and the idea of sexual assault, it becomes clear that powerful men are often just men who want to enjoy their power without having to put in any real effort. They use others to get what they want and then when they get what they want, they discard them.

It's no wonder that powerful men are so often accused of being immoral or even sexual predators towards women.

Source: A Prayer For Owen Meany

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