Political Power in relation to Animal Farm

In your opinion, does political power corrupt the people who attain it? Also, how do you think George Orwell would answer this question? Use quotes from  the first two chapters to support your answer.

As human beings, I believe political powers are most likely to be abused in the hands of those who attain it. Leaders involved in the high branches of government, those who have more abilities than others, have a great advantage towards gaining more power than before. Of course, I believe that political power do not always corrupt those who attain it. It depends on many factors of their character- like, how easily they are influenced...etc. 

What an individual would do with power is greatly involved in whether they have a strong sense of equality. Although every leader obtains their own view of an equal government (For example, some leaders may think that certain rights are allowed to be excluded because the benefits are much higher to everyone, and is better for the greater good.), there is a range of what is tyranny and what is not. The most general mark of tyranny is selfishness to only one or one group of people. A non-corrupt government needs leaders with strong minds in which selfishness cannot be crept into by temptations or in any other forms. Selfishness is in everyone. Since it is more difficult to take out this virtue to most people, I give the assumption that more than 60%of those who attain political power would take advantage of it.

George Orwell, the writer of Animal Farm, seems to believe this view as well. The story continues as expected. After Old Major's inspirational speech and his quick death, the animals took action and succeeded in driving humans out of the farm. The pigs were the leaders immediately without any debate because it seemed natural that they should take the lead since they sparked the revolution after Major's death and they were the ones with most knowledge. The pigs with their important roles began to abuse their power. With their power of persuasion and speech, everyone was under their order, at least in the beginning. They separated themselves from the others, and were categorized as superior, "The pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others." The pigs did not mean to create an equal government and is already showing signs of selfishness in the first few days.