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Does power change you?: The Power List
It was the British historian Lord Acton who said “All power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Is it possible to become powerful and still be the same person you once were? Margaret Beckett MP and journalist Nina Myskow discuss the effect of power on those who find themselves at the top.
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