Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. – Lord Acton
Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. – Lord Acton
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. – 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