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

Quote by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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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...

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...

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...

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...

(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

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

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

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...

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...

Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show...

Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show...

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...

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...

Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created...

Our nation was created in ways that allow human potential to prosper, and it created...

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most...

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most...

A chronicle is very different from history proper.

A chronicle is very different from history proper.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow...

And why do we, who say we oppose tyranny and demand freedom of speech, allow...

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

To study history means submitting to chaos and nevertheless retaining faith in order and meaning.

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has...

Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has...