Lord Acton Quotes & Lord Acton Sayings

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times. Lord Acton Learn as much by writing as by reading. Lord Acton Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton Adages Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. Lord Acton Remarks Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Lord Acton The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. Lord Acton Quotations The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the party that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections. Lord Acton Adages There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. Lord Acton Quotes