In every age its (liberty’s) progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food
LORD ACTON
Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.
More Lord Acton Quotes
-
In every age its (liberty’s) progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance and superstition, by lust of conquest and by love of ease, by the strong man’s craving for power, and the poor man’s craving for food
LORD ACTON -
Live both in the future and the past. Who does not live in the past does not live in the future.
LORD ACTON -
There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.
LORD ACTON -
-
Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.
LORD ACTON -
Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
LORD ACTON -
To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
LORD ACTON -
-
Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.
LORD ACTON -
-
Every class is unfit to govern.
LORD ACTON -
-
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 -
-
-
