Lord Acton Quotes about Liberty

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Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

Lord Acton

Liberty, Doe, Authority

"Essays in the History of Liberty: Selected Writings of Lord Acton, 3 vols". Book by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1985-1988.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

Lord Acton

Men, Liberty, Morality

Liberty is the prevention of control by others.

Lord Acton

Liberty, Prevention

"Faith in Freedom: Libertarian Principles and Psychiatric Practices". Book by Thomas Stephen Szasz, 2004.

The test of liberty is the position and security of minorities.

Lord Acton

Liberty, Minorities, Tests

Liberty, next to religion has been the motive of good deeds and the common pretext of crime.

Lord Acton

Liberty, Deeds, Next

John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom (and other Essays)”, p.28, Jazzybee Verlag

At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.

Lord Acton

Liberty, Triumph, Minorities

John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom (and other Essays)”, p.28, Jazzybee Verlag

Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law.

Lord Acton

Law, Liberty, Harmony

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that it is required, but for the security in the pursuit of the highest objects of civil society, and of private life.

Lord Acton

Mean, Political, Liberty

John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton (2016). “The History of Freedom (and other Essays)”, p.45, Jazzybee Verlag