At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.
LORD ACTONThose who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
More Lord Acton Quotes
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Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.
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The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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Progress, the religion of those who have none.
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.
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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
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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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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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Learn as much by writing as by reading.
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There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than the sanctifying of success.
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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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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
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The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
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Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.
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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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