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John Acton

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

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

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"Every now and then I sit and watch the sun rise to remind myself how it's done-peacefully, steadily, warmly, and in beautiful color."

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"Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit."

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"To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice."

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"It was still early, and the sun's lower limb was just free of the hill, his rays, ungenial and peering, addressed the eye rather than the touch as yet."

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"Sipping teawith gleebeneath a gooseberry tree.I wish Alice were here.Oh, my dear,do not fear,she will be."

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"There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature!"

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"Tess was awake before dawn - at the marginal minute of the dark when the grove is still mute, save for one prophetic bird who sings with a clear-voiced conviction that he at least knows the correct time of day, the rest preserving silence as if equally convinced that he is mistaken."

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"Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax."

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"Rain is a lullaby heard through a thick, isolating blanket of clouds. It is the tinkling harp of water droplets; a moist breath whistling through willow reeds; a pattering beat background to the mourner's melody. Rain is a soft song of compassion for the brokenhearted."

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"Liberty is the prevention of control by others."
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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."
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"The greatest men, you can quote for everything."
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"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."
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"History provides neither compensation for suffering nor penalties for wrong."
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"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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"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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"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
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"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."
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"If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation."
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