|   |  "And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
 |   | Quote by: | Lord Acton[John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham
 |  | Source: |  from Lectures on Modern History, 1906, "Beginning of the Modern State" |  |  |  |  |   |  |  
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