Does Power Corrupt?

On the blog englishanswerman, the author has asked the question, "It's been said that power corrupts those who have it. To what extent do you think this is true?" Today I will be answering that question. I believe that if you have power it corrupts you. I believe that because when someone has a lot of money they tend to spend it on things that are bad. Most of the time they spend it on drugs and guns etc. For example, big gangs like the crips and other LA gangs, make their money by selling drugs. This corrupts them because they're selling illegal substances and it causes other people to hurt their bodies by taking in illegal substances. This is why I feel power corrupts people.