"The history of institutions is often a history……" — Lord Acton
"The history of institutions is often a history of deception and illusions; for their virtue depends on the ideas that produce and on the spirit that preserves them, and the form may remain unaltered when the substance has passed away."
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Lord Acton
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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 Deception Quotes
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Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a…
— Jane Austen
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One of Satan's most frequently used deceptions is the notion that the commandments of God are meant to restrict freedom…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
— Georges Bernanos
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As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
— Josh Billings
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Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those…
— David Bohm
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Liars share with those they deceive the desire not to be deceived.
— Sissela Bok
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While all deception requires secrecy, all secrecy is not meant to deceive.
— Sissela Bok
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It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority,…
— Giordano Bruno
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The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And…
— Herman Cain
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I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life.
— Taylor Caldwell
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Adults find pleasure in deceiving a child. They consider it necessary, but they also enjoy it. The children very quickly…
— Elias Canetti
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In 2004, I wrote 'What We've Lost,' a book about the Bush administration. It sold only reasonably well, in part,…
— Graydon Carter
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