No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.
LORD ACTONPolitical differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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For centuries it was never discovered that education was a function of the State, and the State never attempted to educate.
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Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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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.
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
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. It is the delicate fruit of a mature civilization; and scarcely a century has passed since nations, that knew the meaning of the term, resolved to be free.
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Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other.
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Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
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Great men are almost always bad men.
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The minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.
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Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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Socialism means slavery.
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