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818Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Lord Acton- 0 0 •
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784There 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
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778Property 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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773The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks. Lord Acton
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572Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity. Lord Acton
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811I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. John Acton
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570And 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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880The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition. John Acton
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949The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. John Acton
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881Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. John Acton
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713By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead. John Acton
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739By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion. John Acton
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725Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country. John Acton
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