Maxioms by 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.
The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it read more
The 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.
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.
