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A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.

Lord Acton

From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Absolute Appeal Appear People Redemption Refuge Treason
I have reached the end of my time, and have hardly come to the beginning of my task.
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Begining Come End Hardly Task Time
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
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Authority Exist Force Liberty
A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who accepts a bribe. Like a judge he must consider what is right, not what is advantageous to a party or class.
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Action Class Interest Men Particular Party Public Right
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority…
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Almost Always Exercise Influence Men Power
If there is any presumption, it is the other way against holders of power…power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Absolute Corrupt Other Power Presumption Tend
In every age its 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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Age Best Conquest Crave Enemies Every Food Ignorance Man Poor Progress
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Easier Find Fit Govern People Themselves
The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
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Atheism Confound Heart Possession Ultimate Understanding
Though oppression may give rise to violent and repeated outbreaks, like the convulsions of a man in pain, it cannot mature a settled purpose and plan of regeneration, unless a new notion of happiness is joined to the sense of present evil.
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Convulsion Evil Give Man Men Oppression Outbreak Pain Purpose Repeat Settle Violent
Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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Authority Essential Limitation
Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.
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Age Circumstance Constant Moral Obedient Through
To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
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Achievement Conscience Develop Great History Perfect
A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.
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Bundles Experience Master Philosophy Prejudice Understand
Political differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
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Differences Disagreement Essential Moral Political Principles
A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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Convince Differ Honest Liar Men

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