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LORD ACTONBefore 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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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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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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A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.
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I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.
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The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.
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The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.
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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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It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
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Every class is unfit to govern.
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There are many things the government cant do, many good purposes it must renounce. It must leave them to the enterprise of others. It cannot feed the people. It cannot enrich the people. It cannot teach the people. It cannot convert the people.
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Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority…
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Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
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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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The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.
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