History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
LORD ACTONHistory provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
LORD ACTONSocialism means slavery.
LORD ACTONThe strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
LORD ACTONThe one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.
LORD ACTONMen cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.
LORD ACTONPower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
LORD ACTONThe 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.
LORD ACTONPolitical differences essentially depend on disagreement in moral principles.
LORD ACTONLearn as much by writing as by reading.
LORD ACTONEvery class is unfit to govern.
LORD ACTON. 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.
LORD ACTONThe mills of God grind slowly.
LORD ACTONFrom the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
LORD ACTONDespotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.
LORD ACTONAnd remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.
LORD ACTONLiberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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