Never thought of it like this, the corruption that already exists and the power only brings it out. Excellent point.
On the other hand, I'm trying hard to think of a case when corruption brought out the saint... some would say JFK was such a case (well, not in his private life!), but then he didn't have much time to really screw up.
Loved your ideas about the self-promoters around here.
I don't know if corruption can bring out the saint but perhaps some that attain power need not let it corrupt their purpose.
For example, (literally a saint) Saint Mother Theresa held a lot of power yet continued to do what she did until she died, Ghandi held even more sway. Perhaps it is because they didn't aim for power, they aimed to do their best and power was granted. Instead of corruption, it supercharged their efforts, emphasised their strengths like a happy drinker who becomes happier.
Behind closed doors, who knows.
Ghandi is quite a good example. Mother Theresa, I don't know. I recently came upon some nasty articles about her, so I don't know what to think anymore.
Have fun at the Christmas party!
Yes, behind closed doors, who knows. But I also do not necessarily believe all the stories these days either. I think she would have to be a very hard woman to do what she did year on year, I am sure not everyone held her in their good graces.