Power and Leadership
Power and Leadership if viewed from a Military perspective then, both are imperative for any successful operation. It would be a tragedy if power is misplaced or misused by a Military Commander; when commanding troops his error of judgement has to be extremely low as lives are at stake. Yes decisions sometimes are ruthless and most of the time insensitive to soldiers interests or sensibilities, that is precisely the reason that warfare is a dangerous game! However patriotism, national pride, religious fervor, cultural and tradition factors come to significant play as motivating factors for soldiers to perform their assigned tasks even until death.
Yes in the normal circumstances there is a contradiction: Absolute power corrupts absolutely and magnified a hundred fold with money and muscle power. This is exactly the picture you get today of Political Leadership in most of the countries struggling to get their people off poverty and illiteracy.