Maxioms by John Acton
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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.
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.
