<span>The increase in electricity price does not have a direct effect on the number of outputs produced because the number of outputs depends upon the demand. However, if we are going to talk about the effect on the price of the output it should also be increased in its price. </span>
My reaction to this quote is that Abraham Lincoln is referring to the ideal that once people have power they tend to abuse it for their advantage, and personal gain. For Example, gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is the manipulation of the county sizing and grouping in states by the Legislative branch to guarantee their reelection into federal or state offices. A typically Democratic city perhaps may be grouped or redrawn to conjoin with a vastly Republican populated area, creating a larger group of supporters of one party, and a polarized county.
The expression of thoughts spoken in words... I hope this helps...