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

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. – Lord Acton

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Nature
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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. – Lord Acton

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power
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Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. – Lord Acton

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Faith
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Other Quotes from
power
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Bloombergs $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently. – Jeff Goodell

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power

No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined. – Harry Emerson Fosdick

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power

Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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power

Militant feminists are pro-choice because its their ultimate avenue of power over men. And believe me, to them it is a question of power. It is their attempt to impose their will on the rest of society, particularly on men. – Rush Limbaugh

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power

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If a healthy minded person takes an interest in science, he gets busy with his mathematics and haunts the laboratory. – W.S. Franklin

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A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counsellor, a multitude of counsellors. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Books

And if you find everything as soon as you look for it, you find it in vain, you look for it in vain. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Self-Discovery

Contemplation places us in a purity and radiance which is far above our understanding. – John of Ruysbroeck

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Meditation