Absolute power corrupts absolutely Quote by Lord Acton Download Open image “The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority.” — Lord Acton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Absolute power corrupts absolutely Democracies have Democracy Evil Fraud Majority Majority and minority Majority rule Tyranny Tyranny of the majority Voting and democracy
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
“The tyranny of a majority can be just as cruel as the tyranny of a single dictator, depending on the degree of enlightenment or… — John Hospers Copy Share Image
Tyranny is usually tempered with assassination, and Democracy must be tempered with culture. In the absence of this, it turns into a representation of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Democracy is not the law of the majority but the protection of the minority. — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
Democracy gives the aura of legitimacy to acts that would otherwise be considered tyranny. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
Democracy is an imperfect way of steering between the violence of anarchy and the violence of tyranny, with the least violence you can get… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Democracy is a kingless regime infested by many kings who are sometimes more exclusive, tyrannical and destructive than one, even if he be a… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image
Democracy is nothing but the Tyranny of Majorities, the most abominable tyranny of all, for it is not based on the authority of a… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Copy Share Image
Democracy is an experiment, and the right of the majority to rule is no more inherent than the right of the minority to rule;… — William Allen White Copy Share Image
The history of institutions is often a history of deception and illusions; for their virtue depends on the ideas that produce and on the… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Fanaticism displays itself in the masses; but the masses were rarely fanaticised; and the crimes ascribed to it were commonly due to the calculations… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
In England Parliament is above the law. In America the law is above Congress. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
There is not a more perilous or immoral habit of mind than the sanctifying of success. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
It was from America that the plain ideas that men ought to mind their business, and that the nation is responsible to Heaven for… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word. — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together. Liberty is not a means… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority,… — John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton Copy Share Image
Sometimes we like to think if we had power, that we would be different, and we would be omnipotent, but the truth is absolute… — Naomi Ackie Copy Share Image
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. — William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Copy Share Image
We're taught Lord Acton's axiom: all power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. I believed that when I started these books, but I don't believe… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
You know, 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely?' It's the same with powerlessness. Absolute powerlessness corrupts absolutely. Einstein said everything had changed since… — Studs Terkel Copy Share Image
It has been said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, but many it not be truer to say that to be absolutely powerful a man… — Terence Rattigan Copy Share Image
“I know, better than anyone else, that there are no heroes coming to save us. There are no good Epics. None of them protect… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's John F.… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
