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There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

Lord Acton

Development

Ignorance

Will

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.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

Lord Acton

Argument

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

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

Lord Acton

Class

Danger

Socialism means slavery.

Lord Acton

Slavery

Socialism

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.

Lord Acton

Fool

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Lord Acton

Power

And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.