Quotes by Lord Acton (John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton) about Man

5 quotes by Lord Acton (John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton) about man

Lord Acton (John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton) British Historian

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last....

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.

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Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts...

Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.

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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.

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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.

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It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people to govern others. Every man is the best, the most responsible, judge of his own advantage.

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