The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections

Quote by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton

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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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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 God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

We must be both more conservative and more liberal than most students of Christian worship:...

We must be both more conservative and more liberal than most students of Christian worship:...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

All men have equal rights to liberty, to their property, and to the protection of...

Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly...

Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly...

Liberty has restraints but no frontiers

Liberty has restraints but no frontiers

Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing...

Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing...

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is...

The greatest threat to freedom, as well as the most formidable enemy of it, is...

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store

More liberty begets desire of more; The hunger still increases with the store