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John Acton
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Unknown
Born
Monday, 30 November -0001
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Quotes
13
About Author
Historian
Quotes by John Acton
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I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
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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.
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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
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The greatest men, you can quote for everything.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation.
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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety from all hindrances, even sin. So that Liberty ends by being Free Will.
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Random Poll
Which according to you is the best invention so far?
Which of the following listed below is the best invention so far?
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Telephone/Cell Phone
Wheel/Tyre
Refrigerator
Computer/ Laptop/ Palmtop/Tablet
Electric bulb
Internet
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Telephone/Cell Phone (
7
votes /
10.94%
)
10.94%
votes
Wheel/Tyre (
16
votes /
25%
)
25%
votes
Refrigerator (
3
votes /
4.69%
)
4.69%
votes
Computer/ Laptop/ Palmtop/Tablet (
12
votes /
18.75%
)
18.75%
votes
Electric bulb (
11
votes /
17.19%
)
17.19%
votes
Internet (
15
votes /
23.44%
)
23.44%
votes
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