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Lord Acton Quotes

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul Picture Quote #1

There should be a law to the People besides its own will Picture Quote #1

Ink was not invented to express our real feelings Picture Quote #1

Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice Picture Quote #1

No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence Picture Quote #1

Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism Picture Quote #1

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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin Picture Quote #1

Machiavelli’s teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith Picture Quote #1

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites Picture Quote #1

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it Picture Quote #1

Towns were the nursery of freedom Picture Quote #1

Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character Picture Quote #1

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Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history Picture Quote #1

History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong Picture Quote #1

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion Picture Quote #1

A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved Picture Quote #1

We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong Picture Quote #1

The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy Picture Quote #1

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It is very easy to speak words of wisdom from a comfortable distance, when one sees no reality, no details, none of the effect on men’s minds Picture Quote #1

A government does not desire its powers to be strictly defined, but the subjects require the line to be drawn with increasing precision Picture Quote #1

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things Picture Quote #1

Liberty is the prevention of control by others Picture Quote #1

Progress, the religion of those who have none Picture Quote #1

Official truth is not actual truth Picture Quote #1

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Great men are almost always bad men Picture Quote #1

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections Picture Quote #1

Learn as much by writing as by reading Picture Quote #1

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely Picture Quote #1

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that it is required, but for the security in the pursuit of the highest objects of civil society, and of private life Picture Quote #1

Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word Picture Quote #1

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History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul (Lord Acton Quotes) There should be a law to the People besides its own will (Lord Acton Quotes) Ink was not invented to express our real feelings (Lord Acton Quotes) Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice (Lord Acton Quotes) No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence (Lord Acton Quotes) Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism (Lord Acton Quotes) Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin (Lord Acton Quotes) Machiavelli’s teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith (Lord Acton Quotes) Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites (Lord Acton Quotes) There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it (Lord Acton Quotes) Towns were the nursery of freedom (Lord Acton Quotes) Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character (Lord Acton Quotes) Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history (Lord Acton Quotes) History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong (Lord Acton Quotes) There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion (Lord Acton Quotes) A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved (Lord Acton Quotes) We are not sure we are right until we have made the best case possible for those who are wrong (Lord Acton Quotes) The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy (Lord Acton Quotes) It is very easy to speak words of wisdom from a comfortable distance, when one sees no reality, no details, none of the effect on men’s minds (Lord Acton Quotes) A government does not desire its powers to be strictly defined, but the subjects require the line to be drawn with increasing precision (Lord Acton Quotes) Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things (Lord Acton Quotes) Liberty is the prevention of control by others (Lord Acton Quotes) Progress, the religion of those who have none (Lord Acton Quotes) Official truth is not actual truth (Lord Acton Quotes) Great men are almost always bad men (Lord Acton Quotes) The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections (Lord Acton Quotes) Learn as much by writing as by reading (Lord Acton Quotes) Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely (Lord Acton Quotes) Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that it is required, but for the security in the pursuit of the highest objects of civil society, and of private life (Lord Acton Quotes) Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word (Lord Acton Quotes)