What did Lord Acton mean by: From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason. Lord Acton Historian · England Copy
+ Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law. Author, August 17, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Acton, Balance, Freedom, Justice, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Do not turn yourself from an end into a means-one does not justify the other. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Ethics, Integrity, Utilitarianism, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Control, Land, Power, 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
+ Many men can no more be kept straight by spiritual motives than we can live without policemen. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Control, Individualism, Morality, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, History, Merit, Truth, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Democracy, Justice, Morality, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Equality, Power, Skepticism, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
Party loyalty lowers the greatest men to the petty level of the masses. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I loved you when you were unfaithful; what would I have done if you were true? Jean Racine Playwright · France
When I say ‘I will be true to you’ I am drawing a quiet space beyond the reach of other desires. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
By betrayal, I mean promising to be on your side, then being on somebody else’s. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
