Lord Acton's Quotes

Lord Acton's Quotes 15

When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.

Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a...

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another either a smile...

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like but the right to do what we...

Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Save for the wild force of Nature nothing moves in this world that is not...

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning we feel a certain...

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...

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is...

Opinions alter manners change creeds rise and fall but the moral laws are...

I'm not a driven businessman but a driven artist. I never think about money....

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