What did Lord Acton mean by: There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Lord Acton Historian · England Copy
+ Learn as much by writing as by reading. Author, June 10, 2023January 2, 2025, Lord Acton, Learning, Reading, Writing, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Exploration, Learning, Open-mindedness, 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
Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character. Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Duality, Identity, Morality, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ A people averse to the institution of private property is without the first elements of freedom Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Freedom, Institution, Property, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Live both in the future and the past. Who does not live in the past does not live in the future. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Future, Past, Present, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ From the absolute will of an entire people there is no appeal, no redemption, no refuge but treason. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Loyalty, Treason, Will, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
+ Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited. Author, January 13, 2024January 9, 2025, Lord Acton, Authority, Government, Limitation, 0 Lord Acton Historian · England
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
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
