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Quote by Lord Acton
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few han

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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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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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. – Lord Acton

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Change
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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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What is history but a fable agreed upon? – Napoleon Bonaparte

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Delusion about history is a serious matter; it can gravely affect the history that is waiting to be made. – John Terraine

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De Sade is the one completely consistent and thoroughgoing revolutionary of history. – Aldous Huxley

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Americans believe with all their heart, the vast majority of them, and the vast majority of Floridians, that the United States of America is simply the single greatest nation in all of human history. – Marco Rubio

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We are each gifted in a unique and important way. It is our privilege and our adventure to discover our own special light. – Evelyn Dunbar

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When you say a friend has a sense of humor do you mean that he makes you laugh, or that he can make you laugh? – Max Frisch

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