"Liberty is the harmony between the will and…" — Lord Acton

"Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law."

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95 Quotes by Lord Acton

Lord Acton has 95 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest…
Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed…
And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality…
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the…
The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the…
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
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 Harmony Quotes

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He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. — Marcus Aurelius
The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord. — Sai Baba
Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul. — Johann Sebastian Bach
Beauty is not something you can count on. Usually, when people say you are beautiful, it is when there is… — Emmanuelle Beart
It is not easy to age in harmony with one's roles. — Emmanuelle Beart
The principle of subordination is the great bond of union and harmony through the universe. — Catharine Beecher
Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat… — Alvar Aalto
If life isn't about human beings and living in harmony, then I don't know what it's about. — Orlando Bloom
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven… — Johannes Brahms
Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my… — Johannes Brahms
We are searching for some kind of harmony between two intangibles: a form which we have not yet designed and… — Christopher Alexander

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