Maxioms by John Acton
By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty read more
By 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.
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.
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest read more
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
