“ There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. Imagine a congress of eminent celebrities such as More Bacon Grotius Pascal Cromwell Bossuet Montesquieu Jef… Lord Acton
“ There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye. Lord Acton
“ If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh. Lord Acton
“ The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern. Lord Acton
“ Imagine a congress of eminent celebrities such as More Bacon Grotius Pascal Cromwell Bossuet Montesquieu Jefferson Napoleon Pitt etc. They would be an Encyclopedia of Errors. Lord Acton
“ Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. Lord Acton
“ And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. Lord Acton
“ I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money. Lord Acton
“ The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by e… Lord Acton
“ The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by… Lord Acton
