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Thought For the Day: Authority That Does Not Exist For Liberty Is Not Authority But Force
“Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.” – Lord Acton
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Thought For the Day: The Most Certain Test By Which We Can Judge Whether A Country Is Really Free Is the Amount of Security Enjoyed By Minorities
“The most certain test by which we can judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.” –Lord Acton (John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton), historian (10 Jan 1834-1902)
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Thought For the Day: By Liberty, I Mean the Assurance That Every Man Shall Be Protected In Doing What He Believes His Duty Against the Influence of Authority and Majorities, Custom, and Opinion
“By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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Thought For the Day: Power Tends To Corrupt, and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is Not A Means To A Higher Political End. It Is the Highest Political End.
“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is the highest political end.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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Thought For the Day: Liberty Is the Highest Political End
“Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is the highest political end.” – Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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