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Lord Acton
It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.
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Lord Acton
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
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Lord Acton
The man who prefers his country before any other duty duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
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Lord Acton
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
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Lord Acton
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.Acton, Lord
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Lord Acton
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
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Lord Acton
Every thing 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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Lord Acton
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
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Lord Acton
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.
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Lord Acton
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.Acton, Lord
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Lord Acton
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
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Lord Acton
Every thing 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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Lord Acton
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
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Lord Acton
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.
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