Author: Lord Acton

Quotes

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

- Lord Acton

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

- Lord Acton

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

Learn as much by writing as by reading.

- 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.

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

- Lord Acton

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.

- Lord Acton

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

To be able to look back upon one's past life with satisfaction is to live twice.

- Lord Acton

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

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

- Lord Acton

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

- Lord Acton

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.

If some great catastrophe is not announced every morning, we feel a certain void. Nothing in the paper today, we sigh.

- Lord Acton

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