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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

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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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

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Society
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Lord Acton
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There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. – Lord Acton

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Lord Acton
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The more that I know of politics, the more it makes me realize that being a politician is largely useless. – Sophia Bush

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The secret of getting things done is to act! – Dante Alighieri

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First, I think more Americans need to declare their independence from partisan politics on both sides. The more that Americans declare their independence, the more the parties will have to compete for their votes using reason rather than the hateful appeals. – John Avlon

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As a society, I think we express our cultural mores through our politics. Were trying constantly to figure out whats OK and whats not OK. And its hard, because our society is constantly buffeted by gale force winds of technology. Things are always changing. – Daniel H. Wilson

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