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Famous Quote from Lord Acton,


"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."


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

Date:

1887

Source:

in a letter to the bishop of London, Bishop Mandell Creighton, April 5,1887

Categories:

Conscience, Government, Honor, Politics, Power, Responsibility, Virtue

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