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Because when people hear something clever they automatically think "Thats clever, it must be true", so it was with "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" which is really just a meaningless slogan to gain control of the population and convince them that Democracy is the best option. Similar to the slogan "Support our troops" which also doesn't mean anything, it's just something that no one's against, everyone's for and distracts the people from the real issues like "What do you think of our policies"
Whats the difference between pork bellies and deep fried bacon?
Whats the difference between pork bellies and deep fried bacon?