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Eric Sevareid

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor.

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Having power but lacking a sense of honor leads to harmful and reckless behavior, but even power without the ability to see humor can be equally risky because it creates a rigid, unrelenting attitude. Humor helps balance power by allowing leaders to stay humble and flexible, preventing them from becoming dangerously inflexible or tyrannical.

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