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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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Im not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. – 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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Im not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics. – John Key

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First rule of politics: you cant win unless youre on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win. – Donald Rumsfeld

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When you come from desperate poverty, and thats exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. Im not sure who gains from chaos, but I know its not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution. – Johnny Rotton

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If we tried to write about politics, youd realize that were all a bunch of idiots. – Mark Hoppus

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