Add to cart. Ask a question about this product. 45 degree angle external halyard cone tapered .125 aluminum wall thickness flagpole - 8 ft. overall length- 3 butt diameter - 1 7/8 top diameter. Engineered to fly recommended flag size of 3' x 5''.
Hard power- is the use of military and economic force. - economic sanctions. Soft power- use of diplomacy and negations. - treaties. - agreements. - aid.
Historian Baron John Acton famously declared that 'power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Now, more than a century after Acton's accusation, scientists have shown that even the most noble lose sight of their values when handed the right to govern. A series of experiments found that once honest people had tasted power, they couldn't resist rewarding themselves at the expense of others.