ACTON, LORD : The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. (Lord Acton, English historian, politician, and writer, 1834-1902)

ACTON, LORD : Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. (Lord Acton, English historian, politician, and writer, 1834-1902)

ACTON, LORD : The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. (Lord Acton, English historian, politician, and writer, 1834-1902)

ACTON, LORD : Unlearned in history, people allow themselves to be governed by the Unknown Past. (Lord Acton, English historian, politician, and writer, 1834-1902)