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Lord Acton Quotes
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Famous Lord Acton Quotations
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO (10 January 1834 - 19 June 1902), commonly known as simply Lord Acton, was an English historian, the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He was born in Naples, Italy
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- It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason. Lord Acton »
- Learn as much by writing as by reading. Lord Acton »
- Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton »
- Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton »
- The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern. Lord Acton »
- The man who prefers his country before any other duty duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority. Lord Acton »
- The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. Lord Acton »
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