What did Lord Acton mean by: History is the arbiter of controversy, the monarch of all she surveys. - Lord Acton Historian · England Copy
+ There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Acton, Office, Political, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Every class is unfit to govern. Feraz Zeid, August 11, 2023December 12, 2023, Lord Acton, Class, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Be generous before you are just. Do not temper mercy with justice. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Acton, Justice, Mercy, Temper, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Acton, Achieve, History, Perfect, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Acton, Essentials, Government, Political, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024January 14, 2024, Lord Acton, Loser, Sunset, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Self-preservation and self-denial: the basis of all political economy. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Acton, Denial, Political, Self, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
+ From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024January 13, 2024, Lord Acton, Appeals, Redemption, 0 - Lord Acton Historian · England
There’s no controversy in my way. There’s nobody telling me to rap like this or anything. - Jayceon Terrell Taylor
The angriest person in a controversy is the one most liable to be in the wrong. - John Tillotson Clergyman · England
There is no controversy within science over the core proposition of evolutionary theory. - Kenneth R. Miller Biologist · USA
I like controversy. The more controversial it gets, the more interesting it is. - Marco Brambilla Filmmaker · Italy
Give Ireland back to the Irish, don’t make them have to take it away. Explain - Paul McCartney Musician · United Kingdom
In general, a little controversy isn’t harmful: if anything, it gets people interested. - Charles Stross Writer · Scotland
On the Web no subject is sacrosanct. No one, from icon to unknown, is off-limits. Explain - Willow Bay Journalist
