About This Quote
The quotation, “Power does not corrupt,” is a false belief. It was written by a man named William Lawrence who was a senior lecturer in the history of art at Trinity College in London. He wrote his words to show that power can corrupt and it will corrupt even those with good intentions. The point here is that the public can be led astray with rhetoric that aims to portray people as being righteous and pure. In reality, they may be as bad as those they’re being contrasted against.