History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but from the undue influence of our own, from the tyranny of environment and the pressures of the air we breathe

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...

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it...

Before he left, Aunt William pressed a sovereign into his hand guiltily, as if it...

Money is the wise man's religion

Money is the wise man's religion

Sometimes when I sit own to practice and there is no one else in the...

Sometimes when I sit own to practice and there is no one else in the...

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

There is no fortress so strong that money cannot take it.

A politician taking campaign money from gamblers in Nevada is like one taking campaign money...

A politician taking campaign money from gamblers in Nevada is like one taking campaign money...

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.

Putts get real difficult the day they hand out the money.

Money never starts an idea; it's the idea that starts the money.

Money never starts an idea; it's the idea that starts the money.