Inspirational Quotes » Lord Acton

Quote #22122

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:15:46 +0000

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power i

Quote #22123

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:15:46 +0000

The man who prefers his country before any other duty duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the st

Quote #22121

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:15:46 +0000

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Quote #10381

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:13:35 +0000

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

Quote #7574

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:13:04 +0000

The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.

Quote #7595

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:13:04 +0000

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority. For there is a reserve of latent power in the masses which, if it is called into play, the minority can seldom resist. But from the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason.

Quote #7111

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:12:58 +0000

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Quote #6641

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:12:53 +0000

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

Quote #4844

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:12:33 +0000

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

Quote #2408

admin — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 07:12:06 +0000

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.