Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

Quote by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are...

It was one of those evenings when men feel that truth, goodness and beauty are...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

No face which we can give to a matter will stead us so well at...

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and...

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and...

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one...

Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one...

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it.

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although...

Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although...

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do....

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do....

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.

There's more truth in comedy than in tragedy.