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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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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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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. – 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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Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them. – Leo Tolstoy

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All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. Its scary. – Barbara Kruger

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History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat. – Rosa Luxemburg

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Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history – revisionist historians is what I like to call them. – George W. Bush

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I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump. – Zora Neale Hurston

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Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom. – Buddha

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In general it can be said that a nations art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. – Edward Hopper

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Let me enjoy the earth no less
Because the all-enacting Might
That fashioned forth its loveliness
Had other aims than my delight. – Thomas Hardy

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