It's not just the abuse of power that's the problem. It's the power to abuse.
The government is a giant logjam in the eternal river of human potential.
Anger is the immune system of the soul.
If you look at America, which was the experiment of the smallest conceivable government, what grows out of that is the largest government the world has ever seen.
The acknowledgement of having suffered evil is the greatest step forward in mental health.
Statism ends with an eye roll.