Quote by Lord Acton
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Act

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton

Other quotes by 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

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smile
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. – Lord Acton

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Im not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. – Lord Acton

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power
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Every one, more or less, loves Power, yet those who most wish for it are seldom the fittest to be trusted with it. – Samuel Richardson

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power

Well, I think, by definition, all power has limits. – Hillary Clinton

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power

Will power is only the tensile strength of ones own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce. – Cesare Pavese

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power

We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. – Carl Sagan

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power

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Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming, but hes already shifting the debate over climate change. – Jeff Goodell

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