John Acton

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ↗

— John Acton

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Liberty is the prevention of control by others. ↗

— John Acton

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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. ↗

— John Acton

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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. ↗

— John Acton

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By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion. ↗

— John Acton

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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. ↗

— John Acton

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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. ↗

— John Acton

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The greatest men, you can quote for everything. ↗

— John Acton

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