Quotes by "Lord Acton"
Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.
The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
Learn as much by writing as by reading.
To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.
I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.
Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.
