Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurio…
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Lord Acton
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About Lord Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli,, better known as Lord Acton, was an English Catholic historian, Liberal politician, and writer. A strong advocate for individual liberty, Acton is best known for his observation on the dangers of concentrated authority. In an 1887 letter to an Anglican bishop, he famously wrote, 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely', underscoring his belief that unchecked power poses the greatest threat to …
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Lord ActonThere is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by …
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by …
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by …
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by …
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by …
Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by …
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.