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Ida Tarbell

There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness and soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.

Ida Tarbell

Power

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A person in power becomes especially harmful when they ignore the need for their actions to be fair and ethical, even in practical matters like setting economic policies. This refusal to base decisions on moral principles can lead to unjust outcomes and abuse of authority.

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