36 Quotes by John Dalberg-Acton



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    Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.

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    To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

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    The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

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    Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.

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    The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

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