It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
LORD ACTONThe strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
More Lord Acton Quotes
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The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.
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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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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
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Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.
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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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Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history.
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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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Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.
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The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.
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In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.
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Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime, from the sowing of the seed at Athens, 2,460 years ago, until the ripened harvest was gathered by men of our race
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False principles, which correspond with the bad as well as with the just aspirations of mankind, are a normal and necessary element in the social life of nations.
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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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