You are correct that power is one of the key desires of men - I made the point that people rationalize about any idea or behavior.
Without some overall guiding principle men are lost in this world looking for power and shirking responsibility.
"Without some overall guiding principle men are lost in this world looking for power and shirking responsibility." Our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, our 3 branches of government with checks and balances on each other, our representative form of LIMITED government established by our founding fathers IS the "overall guiding principle".
Unfortunately today, it is completely ignored.