Lord Acton
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Lord Acton was a 19th-century British historian and politician best known for his powerful aphorism 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' His work remains influential in the fields of history, politics, and moral philosophy, particularly concerning the relationship between power and ethical governance.
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Lord Acton famously said, 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.'
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Lord Acton famously stated that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Indonesia· 2025-08-25
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Lord Acton warned that power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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Lord Acton is cited for his famous quote that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
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