Jimen,
According to the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition,it
was Lord Acton who said "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power
corrupts absolutely."
"An observation that a person?s sense of morality lessens as his or
her power increases. The statement was made by Lord Acton, a British
historian of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."
Source:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition.
http://www.bartleby.com/59/13/powertendsto.html
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The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton
"Lord Acton is popularly remembered for his pungent aphorisms ? "Power
tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely" ? but of far
deeper significance was his lifelong study of the history of freedom."
Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
http://www.acton.org/about/lordacton/
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"Lord Acton's epic warning that "power corrupts, and absolute power
corrupts absolutely"
Historian Lord Acton (1834-1902) issued epic warnings that political
power is the most serious threat to liberty.
Born in Naples, he was educated in England, Scotland, France and
Germany, developing an extraordinary knowledge of European political
history."
Liberty Story
http://www.libertystory.net/LSTHINKACTON.html
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I hope this is helpful!
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Bobbie7 |
