"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

John Stuart Mill, English Philosopher

Power, Mankind, Opinion

"All the problems of the nation are nothing, in comparison to the might of God."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Power, Problems, Nation, Might, God

"Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion."

Joseph Addison, English Writer

Power, Man, Mind, Nothing

"Power of generalizing gives men so much the superiority in mistake over the dumb animals."

George Eliot, British Author

Power, Generalization, Truth, Superiority

"Confusion is a weapon that is used by others to gain a temporary objective or advantage."

Steven Redhead, British Author

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"Utilizing the Power of Your Heart is the most significant choice you will make in life."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Power, Heart, Choice, Life

"Either I would change lives or end them. The second option is always available."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Power, Change, Life, End

"In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state."

Peter L. Berger, Austrian Sociologist

Power, Possibility, Economy, State

"The real difference between men is energy."

Thomas Fuller, English Clergyman

Power, Energy, Difference, Strength

"In my experience, influence is power."

Orson Scott Card, American Writer

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"The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities."

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"Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety from all hindrances, even sin. So that Liberty ends by being Free Will."

Being

"By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion."

Authority

"Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country."

Family

"Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin."

Nature

"The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition."

Government

"By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead."

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"If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."

"All the problems of the nation are nothing, in comparison to the might of God."

"Nothing is more gratifying to the mind of man than power or dominion."

"Power of generalizing gives men so much the superiority in mistake over the dumb animals."

"Confusion is a weapon that is used by others to gain a temporary objective or advantage."

"Utilizing the Power of Your Heart is the most significant choice you will make in life."

"Either I would change lives or end them. The second option is always available."

"In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state."

"The real difference between men is energy."

"In my experience, influence is power."

Explore more quotes by John Acton

"The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities."

"Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety from all hindrances, even sin. So that Liberty ends by being Free Will."

"By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion."

"Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country."

"Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin."

"The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition."

"The greatest men, you can quote for everything."

"History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong."

"Liberty is the prevention of control by others."

"By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead."