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Lord Acton Quotes about Freedom

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The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.

The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.

Freedom, Passion, Opportunity

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

Freedom, Equality, Democracies Have

Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom: Great Event”, p.9, VM eBooks

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

Wisdom, Freedom, Mean

Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom: Great Event”, p.19, VM eBooks

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Country, Freedom, Equality

John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom (and other Essays)”, p.30, Jazzybee Verlag

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