"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. (Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.)"

The above sentence comes from Acton's 1887 book "Liberty" and Power" is also Acton's most well-known motto. In his later years, he taught the history of the French Revolution at Cambridge University and published a collection of "Lectures on the French Revolution". American historian Henry C. Lea claimed that Acton's historiography was too moralistic, and his writings were ridiculed as "Acton's Encyclical".

Famous sayings of Lord Acton:

1. “Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

2. Great men are almost always bad men .

3. “The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.”

4. “There is no worse heresy than the fact that the office sanctifies the holder of it."

5. "There is not a soul who does not have to beg arms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye."

6. “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.”

7. "Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites."

8 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 experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.

9. “[History is] not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.”

10. “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. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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

banks.

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

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

14. There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.

15. Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.[5]

16. Socialism means slavery.

17. At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities, that have prevailed by associating themselves with auxiliaries whose objects differed from their own; and this association, which is always dangerous, has been sometimes disastrous, by giving to opponents just grounds of opposition.< /p>

Translation:

Lord Acton’s famous saying:

1. “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

< p>2, "Great men are almost always bad."

3, "A strong man uses a dagger, and a weak man uses a sponge."

4, "There is no worse heresy Than the office sanctifies the fact of its holder."

5, "There is not a soul who has not begged for another alms, whether it be a smile, a handshake, or a good eye."

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6, “One universal evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather the party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in executing elections. "

7. "Don't be satisfied with the best book; seek other people's tidbits; don't have a favorite. "

8 "Political science is a science that is deposited by the flow of history, like golden apples in the sand particles of a river. It is very practical with the record of past knowledge and truth discovered through experience. As a tool for action and the power to make the future ".

9. "[History has no burden on the memory, but the illumination of the soul. ”

10, “Remember, where you have a concentration of power in the hands of a few people, too often the gang mentality of people gets controlled. History has proven this. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. "

11, "This has been the rage for centuries, and the problem which will have to be fought sooner or later is that people have to fight against the banks."

12 "The danger does not lie in one Certain classes are unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern"

13, "Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but the right to be able to do what we ought to do"

< p>14, "There is no fault so terrible that it cannot be found among the ablest men among its defenders.

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15, "Except for the wild force of nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin. " [ 5 ]

16, "Socialism means slavery. ”

17 “At any time sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and their victory is due to the minority, which prevails through its own different association with the object of the auxiliary, and this association, This is always dangerous, always sometimes disastrous, and gives opponents only reason to object. "