Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity

Quote by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

Topics: Publicity Quotes, Secrets Quotes

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful...

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful...

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of...

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of...

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites

History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but...

History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but...

No country has suffered so much from the ruins of war while being at peace...

No country has suffered so much from the ruins of war while being at peace...

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and...

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and...

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest...

There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest...

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands...

Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands...

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is...

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is...

Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history

Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history

In every age its (liberty's) progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance...

In every age its (liberty's) progress has been beset by its natural enemies, by ignorance...

(History is) not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul

(History is) not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had...

Sometimes I found that in my happy moments I could not believe that I had...

These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go...

These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go...

A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one...

A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one...

The richness of life lies in the memories we have forgotten.

The richness of life lies in the memories we have forgotten.

I remember things that happened sixty years ago, but if you ask me where I...

I remember things that happened sixty years ago, but if you ask me where I...

The heart that truly loves never forgets.

The heart that truly loves never forgets.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

We do not remember days, we remember moments.

I find myself having these conversations where I go...You know, the guy, in that place....

I find myself having these conversations where I go...You know, the guy, in that place....