Lord Acton Quote

Famous Quote from Lord Acton,

"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."
-- Lord Acton, English historian - from Lectures on Modern History, 1906, "Beginning of the Modern State"

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:	from Lectures on Modern History, 1906, "Beginning of the Modern State"
Categories:	Power, Mafia, Control, History, Corruption, Proverbs, Crime, Force
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