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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.John Acton
Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
John Acton
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
John Acton
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.
John Acton
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
John Acton
By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead.
John Acton
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