Quote by Lord Acton
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - L

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

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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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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. – Lord Acton

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If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, Id say theres only one reason to go into public life and thats to help people. – Evan Bayh

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You cannot mix sports with politics. – Jackie Chan

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I dont really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism. – Marco Rubio

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And you dont want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics. – Billie Joe Armstrong

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