HItler, Stalin, Kim Jong Un. They were/are notorious dictators that have absolute control over the people in their country. When you think of their names you think negatively, why? Because they make the people under their rule miserable or misguide them. These are prime examples of the government having absolute control over the people, because they had complete control over their people. Throughout history there have been an unfortunate plentiful amount of government ruining the lives of the people because the one person at the top is greedy with power and make decisions that only benefit themselves. The most popular examples of this abuse being Hitler, Stalin, Kim Jong Un, and Mussolini. Through promises to reviving the Roman empire or restoring…show more content… (or the longer version) absolute power corrupts absolutely”. This slogan can tell you what power does to an individual. When someone has too much power they become unreasonable and it proves that someone can't handle that much power and it may be mentally impossible to contain rationality with that burden. And having someone with that mentality should not run a country inhabited by potentially millions of people, another flaw in the system of government. “ Yet, leaders can delude themselves that they are working for the greater good (using socialized power), but engage in behavior that is morally wrong”. This quote can prove that too much power can blind a person's judgment and lead to people getting hurt. Hitler is a perfect example of this, he was so focused on restoring Germany to its political and economical greatness that he found a way to blame Jewish people for Germany's fall and then committed genocide, which wasn't word until Hitler's crime against humanity. “The other form of power is called personalized power, and it is using power for personal gain.” Another dictator that relates with this quote is Joseph Stalin who abused the people of Russia (or the USSR at the time) for personal gain. He promised food, money, and overall better life for Russia's population. After a few years his promises became broken and his good mentality waned and he began killing opposing threats and manipulated his people with propaganda. Only enforcing the claim of the flaw of absolute government
