This is http://www.essayz.com/a9803181.htm Previous-Essay <== This-Essay ==> Following-Essay Click HERE on this line to find essays via Your-Key-Words. {Most frequent wordstarts of each essay will be put here.} ========================================================== %ABUSE POWER ARROGANCE SEXUAL ASSAULT MISCONDUCT+980318 %INVASION PRIVACY VICTIMLESS CRIME ADDICT CONTROL+980318 %NURTURE CODEPENDENCE COERCIVE AGREEMENT CONFORMITY 980318 Power corrupts, and absolute power which is without checks and balances --- corrupts absolutely. People who are absolutely sure that they know and control absolute truth --- are bound to be corrupted by their presumed knowledge and power. Powerful people are often tempted to abuse their power, and so to engage in sexual misconduct, abuse and/or assault. Such people engender alienation and so engender both personal and communal disintegration. They are no better than people who abuse power in other ways. Other powerful people are often tempted to abuse their power, and so to engage in invasions of privacy to prevent/correct victimless "crimes" --- where power is not being abused. Such people abuse power to attempt to coerce agreement and conformity in disintegrative ways. Such people engender alienation, and both personal and communal disintegration. They are no better than people who abuse power in other ways. (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy) ==========================================================