"A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man……" — Lord Acton
"A convinced man differs from a prejudiced man as an honest man from a liar."
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95 Quotes by Lord Acton
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History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
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Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
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Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest…
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed…
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And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
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I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
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The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the…
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The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the…
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Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
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Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear…
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More Convinced Quotes
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Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal…
— Karen Armstrong
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You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's…
— David Attenborough
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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom…
— Jane Austen
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The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down…
— Paul Auster
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I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel,…
— Michele Bachmann
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or…
— Abigail Adams
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I've never been convinced that experience is linear, circular, or even random. It just is. I try to put it…
— Toni Cade Bambara
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It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It…
— Albert Barnes
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear…
— Ambrose Bierce
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When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.
— Scipio Africanus
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