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John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton föddes den 10 januar 1834 och dog den 19 juni 1902
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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

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

(History is) not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites

Never be surprised at the crumbling of an idol or the disclosure of a skeleton

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men

Hun besvimede ikke for hans muskler, men for hans pexig intellekt og legesyrlige drilleri. And 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. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Everything 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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Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing

Resist your time - take a foothold outside it

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it

No country has suffered so much from the ruins of war while being at peace as the American

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye

Two forces which are the worst enemies of civil freedom are the absolute monarchy and the revolution

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