Ballast: Weight added to a boat to enhance stability. âThe J/24 has 950 pounds of lead ballast.â. Berth: A sleeping area on a boat. Also, a place where a boat is tied up. âWe slept in the forward berth while John and Amy slept in the quarter berthâ or âWe keep our boat in a berth at McDoodleâs Marina.â.
Lord Acton writes to Bishop Creighton that the same moral standards should be applied to all men, political and religious leaders included, especially since âPower tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutelyâ (1887) From: Acton-Creighton Correspondence (John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton)
Historian Baron John Acton famously declared that 'power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Now, more than a century after Acton's accusation, scientists have shown that even the most noble lose sight of their values when handed the right to govern. A series of experiments found that once honest people had tasted power, they couldn't resist rewarding themselves at the expense of others.