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Lord Acton Quotes: "Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority."

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities."

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




Lord Acton Quotes: "Socialism means slavery."

Socialism means slavery.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern."

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.




Lord Acton Quotes: "Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty."

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.



Lord Acton Quotes: "It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority."

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things."

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.




Lord Acton Quotes: "It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others."

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks."

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.



Lord Acton Quotes: "A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times."

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force."

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Great men are almost always bad men."

Great men are almost always bad men.




Lord Acton Quotes: "There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye."

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



Lord Acton Quotes: "History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul."

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



Lord Acton Quotes: "Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited."

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.



Lord Acton Quotes: "There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men."

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



Lord Acton Quotes: "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."

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.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The mills of God grind slowly."

The mills of God grind slowly.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority."

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding."

The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism."

Liberty has not only enemies which it conquers, but perfidious friends, who rob the fruits of its victories: Absolute democracy, socialism.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity."

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought."

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.



Lord Acton Quotes: "No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence."

No public character has ever stood the revelation of private utterance and correspondence.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Official truth is not actual truth."

Official truth is not actual truth.



Lord Acton Quotes: "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."

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.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power -- power sufficient to interfere with property."

Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power -- power sufficient to interfere with property.



Lord Acton Quotes: "I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money."

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Judge talent at its best and character at its worst."

Judge talent at its best and character at its worst.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust."

The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority..."

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority...



Lord Acton Quotes: "The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge."

The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Learn as much by writing as by reading."

Learn as much by writing as by reading.



Lord Acton Quotes: "By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against the influences of authority and majorities, custom and opinion."

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes to be his duty against the influences of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances."

Moral precepts are constant through the ages and not obedient to circumstances.



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

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



Lord Acton Quotes: "The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality."

The common vice of democracy is disregard for morality.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she professes."

Fanaticism in religion is the alliance of the passions she condemns with the dogmas she professes.



Lord Acton Quotes: "In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress."

In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Progress, the religion of those who have none."

Progress, the religion of those who have none.



Lord Acton Quotes: "If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh."

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.



Lord Acton Quotes: "A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved."

A generous spirit prefers that his country should be poor, and weak, and of no account, but free, rather than powerful, prosperous, and enslaved.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime."

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom."

The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.



Lord Acton Quotes: "A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism."

A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.



Lord Acton Quotes: "The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities."

The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.



Lord Acton Quotes: "Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites."

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



Lord Acton Quotes: "Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality."

Despotic power is always accompanied by corruption of morality.



Lord Acton Quotes: "A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar."

A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar.