But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
Charles De Secondat

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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go. Charles De Secondat

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
Charles De Secondat