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> [Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-emerich-edward-dalberg-acton-2/everything-secret-degenerates-even-the-administration-of-justice/)

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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## More by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

> [History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but from the undue influence of our own, from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-emerich-edward-dalberg-acton-2/history-must-be-our-deliverer-not-only-from-the-undue-influence-of/)

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

> [Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-emerich-edward-dalberg-acton-2/everything-secret-degenerates-even-the-administration-of-justice/)

John Emerich Edward Dalberg 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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-emerich-edward-dalberg-acton-2/and-remember-where-you-have-a-concentration-of-power-in-a-few-hands-2/)

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

> [Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-emerich-edward-dalberg-acton-2/be-not-content-with-the-best-book-seek-sidelights-from-the-others-2/)

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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