That must be what power does to a man: erases what he knows and makes him remember only what services him at the moment.

Trish Mercer
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The idea that power imparts a “cognitive amnesia” is an old one. It is also a metaphor for the amnesia that comes with celebrity, wealth, and power. It suggests that these privileges of life make us forget what we know of the world. When you are caught up in the moment of power, you no longer remember the larger issues of war, poverty, corruption, or hunger.

You don’t think about the effect on others or even on yourself. You don’t ask what you are doing to the world around you.

Source: The Falcon In The Barn

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