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Ep 160 – The Burden of Power
Meta Description: Power tests character. Scott Smith examines how Marcus Aurelius and the Founders both saw leadership as a moral weight — a call to self-awareness, restraint, and wisdom in action.🎙️ Episode Summary“The greater the power, the more binding the duty.” — William Pitt the Elder “It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and forget his own.” — Marcus AureliusPower reveals the soul. Without humility, it corrupts even the noble. Marcus warned that the fool sees others’ flaws but not his own — a blindness amplified by authority. The Founders knew it too…
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