Lord Acton Quote with Comments

Lord Acton Quote

"Liberty is not a means to a higher political end.
It is the highest political end."

by:	Lord Acton [John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham
Source:	The History of Freedom, 1907

Categories:	Freedom, Liberty, Politics, Proverbs, Virtue, Wisdom

Reader comments about this quote:

-- Anonymous
That's what it's all about. -- E Archer, NYC
but it is nothing without food, water, shelter, basic health care... if we can not care for others to insure that they too enjoy these basics of life, then we have no liberty, we are but slaves to our own materialism. -- Anonymous, Reston, VA US
Compelled compliance, victimless crimes, license, theft of the labor's fruits, forced health care, charity and ID all destroy the highest ideal, liberty. Only when man considers himself god (able to create law) and the government his church (moral justification) with ability to force the prior, so that he might insure food, water, shelter, basic health care to each and everyone does liberty give way to slavery. -- Mike, Norwalk
Reston ... if people are short of food, water, shelter or other basics, they should work for them or request charity. I'm tired of government giving the "basics" to those on welfare who are simply too lazy to work. When government provides the basics, people often have more and nicer nonessentials (TVs, SUVs, clothes) than I can afford. It's nice if you choose to contribute to a charity, but government steals my money and gives it away to people who mostly don't need it. That is NOT liberty. -- Joe, Rochester, MI
-- alvin, philippines
Great qoute, but I don't believe that if you can create law your almighty. Law is created when it is followed though. -- JoW, Utah
-- Anonymous
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