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John Dalberg-Acton
English Historian
Born: Jan 10, 1834
Died: Jun 19, 1902
Democracy Every Government Liberty Man Past
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. John Dalberg-Acton
History You Remember Men Power Few Control Too Mentality Concentration Frequently Proven Get Hands Where Gangsters
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. John Dalberg-Acton
Government Democracy People Fate Power Every Other Absolute Absolute Power Between Principles Makes Tradition Opposite Hand Legality Authority Sovereignty Depends Choices Based
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. John Dalberg-Acton
Nature World Nothing Wild Force Greek Moves Origin Save
There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. John Dalberg-Acton
Smile Soul Eye Fond Alms Another Does Beg Handshake Either Who
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. John Dalberg-Acton
Beautiful Business Money Think About Driven Never Beautiful Things Make Artist Businessman Things
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. John Dalberg-Acton
Ignorance Simple Will Shaken Only Bear Attacked Development Qualities Contrary Discussion Front Cannot Which Things Two
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity. John Dalberg-Acton
Justice Nothing Every Secret Administration Bear Safe Does How Discussion Show Even Publicity Thing
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. John Dalberg-Acton
Together Liberty Safety Guardian Will Free Free Will Duty Both Sin Condition Domains Being Ends Even Grow Conscience Grows
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. John Dalberg-Acton
Freedom Liberty Power Ought Like Doing Right
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. John Dalberg-Acton
Success Time World Past Action Shake Struggled Dead Verdict Reverse Off Shocks Nations Succession Rescue Series Reign Violent
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. John Dalberg-Acton
Freedom Liberty Political Higher Highest End Itself Means
The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority. John Dalberg-Acton
Man Superior Country Before Duty Every Other State Spirit Both His Deny Authority Same Any Who Shows Right
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites. John Dalberg-Acton
Best Book Others Favourites Seek Content
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks. John Dalberg-Acton
People Will Down Later Sooner Sooner Or Later Issue Versus Banks Which Centuries Swept Fought

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