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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - L

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton

Other quotes by 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

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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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Lord Acton
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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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Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. – Doug Larson

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Politics, n: [Poly “many” + tics “blood-sucking parasites”] – Larry Hardiman

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Ive always said that in politics, your enemies cant hurt you, but your friends will kill you. – Ann Richards

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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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A man is ever apt to contemplate himself out of all proportion to his surroundings. – Christina G. Rossetti

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