+ Every class is unfit to govern. Author, August 11, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Acton, Governance, Inequality, Power, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority… Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Leadership, Morality, Power, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Democracy, Majority, Tyranny, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Generosity, Justice, Mercy, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Corruption, Power, Sanctity, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Consequences, Injustice, Suffering, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Ability, Defense, Error, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ There should be a law to the People besides its own will. Author, June 3, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Acton, Control, Government, Regulation, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
One is either judge or accused. The judge sits, the accused stands. Live on your feet. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
I believe that while art is always beyond morality, it is never above it. Read explanation Jennifer Stone Actress · USA
