mark Twain called the late 19th century the "Gilded Age." By this, he meant that the period was glittering on the surface but corrupt underneath. ... It is easy to caricature the Gilded Age as an era of corruption, conspicuous consumption, and unfettered capitalism.
No it does not. All people are flawed, all people have weaknesses, and when you place Un-questioned power into the hands of one person it amplifies bye a thousand. If one person has the smallest amount of lust as king he or she takes that person, if a person has rage as king he or she gets people people killed.
