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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

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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If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh. – Lord Acton

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Morning
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Lord Acton
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Ive had an interest in politics since I was a little kid. – Rand Paul

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Politics is not about money. – Paul Wellstone

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