Maxioms by Lord Acton
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear read more
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different read more
A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.
Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a read more
Property 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.
