"Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being." | by: | Lord Acton [John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham |
Date: | 1887 |
Source: | Lord Acton, Selected Writings of Lord Acton: Essays in Religion, Politics, and Morality, ed. J. Rufus Fears, 3 vols. (Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1988), 3:490 |
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