John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Quotes

Two forces which are the worst enemies of civil freedom are the absolute monarchy and the revolution. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

Resist your time - take a foothold outside it. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

No country has suffered so much from the ruins of war while being at peace as the American. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

Never be surprised at the crumbling of an idol or the disclosure of a skeleton. - John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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