Who Said Power Corrupts And Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely?

Who Said Power Corrupts And Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely? “Power tends to corrupt,” said Lord Acton, the 19th-century British historian. Who first said power corrupts absolutely? Between 1837 and 1869 he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet. He is perhaps best known for the remark, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts