George DeaconIf absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God?
About This Quote
In this quote, John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher, is critiquing the idea that absolute power would corrupt absolutely. In his view, it is only the general atmosphere of morality that makes this corruption possible. If a leader was a complete monster, then he or she would be denied any power at all. Mill was not a Christian and did not believe in God.
His views were based on his philosophical ideas about morality and the role of humans in society. The idea was that those who have been given power by virtue of themselves being better than others must also be better than those who have not been given the same power. In this way, those who have been given the power to rule over others must be viewed as superior – and that, we can conclude, is what we must conclude about God.
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