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So, this is why we need to stand up against abuse. What corrupts the system is the thought that one can do anything without any accountability; so if you see somebody, when entrusted with authority, is becoming a dictator, nip the evil in the bud; crush that thought and stand as wall against the power abuse otherwise we will continue to have many more dictators and power abusers.

Syed Azam Shah

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