Brian Klaas: Does power corrupt or do the corrupt choose power?

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Brian Klaas: Does power corrupt or do the corrupt choose power?

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When most people are decent, why do we get so many bad leaders, politicians and CEOs? Are despots made or born? After travelling the world and interviewing "the noblest to the dirtiest" leaders, renowned political scientist and podcaster Brian Klaas discusses his new book, Corruptible, with Tom Clark. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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