You are correct. No person of group can ever posses that "lever of power", and not be corrupted by that power. This was the whole analogy of Tolkien's ring novels.

Read this excellent article that explains this from a Tolkien prospective:

https://mises.org/library/tolkien-v-power

You are correct. No person of group can ever posses that "lever of power", and not be corrupted by that power. This was the whole analogy of Tolkien's ring novels.

Read this excellent article that explains this:

https://mises.org/library/tolkien-v-power