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Lord Acton Quotes: Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character.
         

Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character.


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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.



Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.



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

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



Socialism means slavery.

Socialism means slavery.



The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.



Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.



It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.



It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.



Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.



The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.





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