Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. – Lord Acton
Im not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. – Lord Acton
Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality. – Lord Acton
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
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. – Lord Acton
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. – Lord Acton
If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh. – Lord Acton
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul. – Lord Acton
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
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. – Lord Acton
