The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every cl… — Quoted

“Quotes”

“The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.”

Lord Acton · Government

⇩

Show me another

Tip: press → for another quote, C to copy, S to share.

Lord Acton

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.

Power

Lord Acton

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

Smile

Lord Acton

The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future.

Experience

Lord Acton

Property is not the sacred right. When a rich man becomes poor it is a misfortune, it is not a moral evil. When a poor man becomes destitute, it is a moral evil, teeming with consequences and injurious to society and morality.

Society

Random Quote

Jimi Hendrix Music

When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.

Top Topics all topics

Age Loneliness Art Business Amazing Dad Best Death Change Education

Top Authors all authors