Julius Caesar Act II - Power always corrupts the one who holds it.

            Power is only a tool; it can be used for good or bad. Let me mention, power attracts corruption, but doesn't always corrupt. People are the one who decide how is power used. Some people use power to abusive levels in order for them to achieve what they want. Others, who have good intentions will use power to accomplish something beneficial to not just them, but to others as well. It’s debatable that bad people are often out to seek power. In my opinion, yes they are.  By being a good person you are less likely to think of bad ideas that often influences people to do bad stuff who have power.

            Power is often given to those who seek it, and not to those who deserve it. Move people who get power are those who will use abuse it. We are taught to be better then someone else in any way. We just want more, more and more of everything. Once we get that idea in our mind, then the best way to be better then someone is to gain power. Like I said before, we want more, more and more, so once we gain power we abuse it to get more of anything. The people who have bad intentions are greedy, selfish, and eager to get what they want. This mind set can affect many things in the world, such as violence. People want to get what they want and use power, then they are willing to take any obstacle that comes in their path. An example of this would be a man called Hitler. Hitler had great talents in many fields, but madly the more power he gained the more evil he turned. Hitler is a perfect example of power corrupting the one who holds it.

            On the other hand, using power with good intentions nowadays is really rare. There are some people who are some people who learn to be worthy, honorable  and precious. By using power effectively there are some dangers because other people who want power are out there hunting it, which puts the one who is holding power in danger. The effects can be devastating even to the one who holds power. There aren't many people who weren't corrupted by power, but there are some. Gandhi, George Washington, and Jimmy Carter were one of the few people who weren't corrupted by power. This just means that their spirit was really high and nothing could break through it.

            Power doesn't corrupt all people, but it corrupts most. Power doesn't corrupt people it just reveals a person’s true intentions. In history, there haven’t been many who didn't get corrupted by power and they are recognized as legends until this day. One of the well known people whose intentions weren't affected by power is Gandhi. After all, I would like to say that you have to have a really good mind set when you gain power, if you’re intentions are weak you will easily get corrupted.