John Acton

History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.

History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the read more

Far 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.

By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the read more

By 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.