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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority; still more when you superadd the tendency of the certainty of corruption by authority.” -Lord Acton
I think the cause and effect is basically reversed now that we don't really do monarchy any more. With inherited power, there's a chance that a good person becomes king, and then you see corruption from the power.
But nowadays power mostly comes from money and/or political influence, and it's difficult to accumulate enough of either to secure any significant power without being corrupt. Sure, you can try, but you're at a competitive disadvantage compared to those who are willing to use unethical means.