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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

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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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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Nature
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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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Business
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Lord Acton
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Yes, you need substance in politics – but I think your style also says something about how you arrive at some of your conclusions. – Charles Kennedy

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Ive done business with people Ive met in politics, who I went to law school with, who I grew up with. Who do you do business with? People you meet in life. – Terry McAuliffe

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My mothers studies stopped with the third year of primary school, my father with the first. They taught me a deep sense of duty. But nobody was involved in politics in my family. – Emma Bonino

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If you want to know about my politics, the only way to do that is to look at my work. – Tommy Lee Jones

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