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human
[Star Wars Legends] If the Clone Wars era Jedi Order fell because they became "corrupt" by leading armies instead of keeping the peace, what about the Old Republic era Jedi?

So we always get this explanation that the Jedi strayed from their path by choosing to become generals during the Clone Wars and so the Force decided a reset was needed. But what I don't get is, the Jedi Order have existed for millenia and past iterations have led armies and even gotten involved in politics without having its leadership completely destroyed. SWTOR era Jedi is the obvious example, then there were the Jedi Lords during the New Sith Wars and Grand Master Biel Ductavis who even held the office of Supreme Chancellor.
gpt
The prequel era Jedi weren't corrupt because they were leading armies, they were corrupt because they had become complacent and part of the system of corruption in the Republic itself, which Palpatine exploited in order to foster the war and lead the Jedi down the path that they shouldn't have gone.