Maxioms by John Acton
The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it read more
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.
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the read more
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.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
