What is Power?

Power needs to be divided equally among people. Power is the ability for a person to make decisions for themselves and/or for others whether those decisions are right or wrong. When people have power, they are not contested when they make choices because they are viewed as people who know more about that choice than anyone else. This can cause problems if someone in a position of power makes decisions for their benefit, but that are negative for the people that are affected by this person's power. In our world, power should be more divided between people all throughout the world.
Power can cause negative things also. In the words of Lord John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely". A good example of corruption would be in animal farm as the pigs rule over the other animals fairly at first, but because of the power soon begin to torment the animals. Power can cause many relationships to break. For instance, Stalin and Trotsky worked together in peace, but Stalin wanted to have all of the power and so he banished Trotsky. This is perfectly described in a quote by Henry Brooks Adams that states, "A friend in power is a friend lost". One again this subject of power has appeared in Mr. Coyle's class when we read Julius Caesar. As Julius Caesar had power, many people who he had been friends with turned into his enemies.
In conclusion, the amount of pain and suffering that has come from one person having power shows that power must be distributed equally. Power should not be given to only one person, because history has proved that when this occurs, that person tends not to rule fairly. This absolute power is what is known as tyranny.