A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonTags: wisdom
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonOpinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral law is written on the tablets of eternity.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonTags: philosophy moral-law
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonEvery thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonThe issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonWhen you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonGreat men are almost always bad men.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonLiberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-ActonPower corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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