The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- Lord Acton
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things. - Lord Acton
Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.
Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing - Lord Acton
Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing
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 frau… - Lord Acton
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 frau…
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… - 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…
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force. - Lord Acton
Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.
Socialism means slavery. - Lord Acton
Socialism means slavery.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought. - Lord Acton
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.
Official truth is not actual truth. - Lord Acton
Official truth is not actual truth.
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