Jim's Favorite Famous Quote, Quip, Axiom, and Maxim Repository
John Acton
Lord Acton.
| Born | January 10, 1834 Naples, Italy |
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| Died | June 19, 1902 Tegernsee, Bavaria |
First Baron Acton of Aldenham. British historian. Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University.
The repository contains four quotes from Lord Acton.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
Freedom • Politics and Government
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people to govern others. Every man is the best, the most responsible, judge of his own advantage.
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.
Classics • Leadership • Politics and Government
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
