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Lord Acton Quotes

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul Picture Quote #1

There should be a law to the People besides its own will Picture Quote #1

Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice Picture Quote #1

Ink was not invented to express our real feelings Picture Quote #1

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force Picture Quote #1

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites Picture Quote #1

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Machiavelli’s teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith Picture Quote #1

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin Picture Quote #1

Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism Picture Quote #1

No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence Picture Quote #1

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely Picture Quote #1

History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong Picture Quote #1

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Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history Picture Quote #1

Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character Picture Quote #1

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it Picture Quote #1

It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness Picture Quote #1

Towns were the nursery of freedom Picture Quote #1

A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism Picture Quote #1

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I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo Picture Quote #1

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being Picture Quote #1

I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money Picture Quote #1

Fanaticism displays itself in the masses; but the masses were rarely fanaticised; and the crimes ascribed to it were commonly due to the calculations of dispassionate politicians Picture Quote #1

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion Picture Quote #1

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority Picture Quote #1

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Neither an enlightened philosophy, nor all the political wisdom of Rome, nor even the faith and virtue of the Christians availed against the incorrigible tradition of antiquity. Something was wanted, beyond all the gifts of reflection and experience -- a faculty of self government and self control, developed like its language in the fibre of a nation, and growing with its growth Picture Quote #1

In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress Picture Quote #1

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority Picture Quote #1

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority Picture Quote #1

I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money Picture Quote #1

The principle of the Inquisition was murderous. . . . The popes were not only murderers in the great style, but they also made murder a legal basis of the Christian Church and a condition of salvation Picture Quote #1

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History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul (Lord Acton Quotes) There should be a law to the People besides its own will (Lord Acton Quotes) Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice (Lord Acton Quotes) Ink was not invented to express our real feelings (Lord Acton Quotes) Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force (Lord Acton Quotes) Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites (Lord Acton Quotes) Machiavelli’s teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith (Lord Acton Quotes) Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin (Lord Acton Quotes) Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism (Lord Acton Quotes) No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence (Lord Acton Quotes) Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton Quotes) History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong (Lord Acton Quotes) Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history (Lord Acton Quotes) Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character (Lord Acton Quotes) There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it (Lord Acton Quotes) It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness (Lord Acton Quotes) Towns were the nursery of freedom (Lord Acton Quotes) A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism (Lord Acton Quotes) I mourn for the stake which was lost at Richmond more deeply than I rejoice over that which was saved at Waterloo (Lord Acton Quotes) Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being (Lord Acton Quotes) I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money (Lord Acton Quotes) Fanaticism displays itself in the masses; but the masses were rarely fanaticised; and the crimes ascribed to it were commonly due to the calculations of dispassionate politicians (Lord Acton Quotes) There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion (Lord Acton Quotes) Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority (Lord Acton Quotes) Neither an enlightened philosophy, nor all the political wisdom of Rome, nor even the faith and virtue of the Christians availed against the incorrigible tradition of antiquity. Something was wanted, beyond all the gifts of reflection and experience -- a faculty of self government and self control, developed like its language in the fibre of a nation, and growing with its growth (Lord Acton Quotes) In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress (Lord Acton Quotes) Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority (Lord Acton Quotes) Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority (Lord Acton Quotes) I’m not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. (Lord Acton Quotes) The principle of the Inquisition was murderous. . . . The popes were not only murderers in the great style, but they also made murder a legal basis of the Christian Church and a condition of salvation. (Lord Acton Quotes)

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