The right of a minority is so important in a democracy.
Robert Caro Quotes
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe it's always true any more. Power doesn't always corrupt. Power can cleanse. What I believe is always true about power is that power always reveals.
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| Birth: | 30th October, 1935 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Journalist |
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Robert Allan Caro is an American journalist and author known for his celebrated biographies of United States political figures Robert Moses and Lyndon B. Johnson.
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