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Quote from Lord Acton,


"Liberty and good government do not exclude each other;
and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end.
It is itself the highest political end. "


By:

Lord Acton (more quotes by Lord Acton or books by/about Lord Acton)


[John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham

Source:

Lord Acton, in The History of Freedom in Antiquity (1877)

Categories:

Corruption, Crime, Liberty, Religion

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