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

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

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

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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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There are two kinds of women, those who want power in the world and those who want power in bed. – Jackie Kennedy

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It is in war that the State really comes into its own: swelling in power, in number, in pride, in absolute dominion over the economy and the society. – Murray Rothbard

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The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didnt betray it Id be ashamed of myself. – Noam Chomsky

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In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe its simply because I wasnt that committed to geometry. – Twyla Tharp

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