The Attack on the Idea of Merit

He used his God given talents for malevolent purposes. He didn't care about being great. He cared about being powerful. And then these people come to power, right? And then I've often seen what happened, like you can even see it now within institutions. Once a person or an institution has power, they attack any greatness that could make that institution or person less powerful. If the people who have acquired the positions aren't great, greatness is the thing they fear more than anything. It exposes them for the frauds that they are.