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13 de mai. de 2024 · The basement! In the basement was the greatest treasure of all— The Rambler. A complete bound set of the Catholic magazine so intimately associated with Lord Acton, annotated by James and Mary themselves. The annotations are incredible. A guide through the vagaries of its composition.
6 de mai. de 2024 · O poder pode libertar impulsos violentos e egoístas, induzir o assédio sexual ou levar ao uso dos recursos em proveito próprio. Isto significa que o poder condiciona para a prática de actos ilícitos? Confirma-se a afirmação de Lord Acton, de que "o poder corrompe e o poder absoluto corrompe absolutamente"?
Há 2 dias · He was the blood-spattered forefather to the despotic progenies of the 20th century, and, according to Lord Action, ‘the most hateful character in the forefront of history since Machiavelli’.
Hugh Trevor-Roper compared Lord Acton to Burckhardt and Alexis de Toqueville, saying that they, “…belonged to that unfashionable élite of the nineteenth century, the aristocratic historical pessimists…” (Lord Acton, Lectures on Modern History , with an Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper, The Fontana Library, 1960, p.
Há 2 dias · ~ Lord Acton, ‘The English Revolution’ (c. 1899–1901), quoted in Lectures on Modern History (1906), pp. 231–32 The Annals of America is a mammoth project whose sole purpose will be to tell the American story (via Podcast format) using Primary Source Materials strictly from The Annals of America, first Published in 1968 by Encyclopaedia Britannica & edited by Charles Van Doren ...
Há 5 horas · The quote by Lord Acton “power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” should instead read as money corrupts politics, and unlimited money corrupts the political process ...
2 de mai. de 2024 · Lord Acton wrote, ‘Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.’5 Paul, writing to the Ephesians, warned, ‘Be angry but do not sin.’6 Human anger does often lead us into temptation and sin, but God’s absolute power is governed by his absolute goodness: ‘The Lord is good’ (v. 7).
