2006-07-01 13:48:41 · 8 answers · asked by cool mom 68 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
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Lord Acton, in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887. 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.'
2006-07-01 13:52:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corrected Quote;
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corupts absolutely.
Lord Acton Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, April 3rd, 1887, See Life letters of Mandell creighton, 1904, i.372 See 373.23.
2006-07-01 14:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord Acton
2006-07-07 05:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-01 13:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-01 13:52:07 · answer #5 · answered by justcurious121 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-01 13:51:58 · answer #6 · answered by drdemento61 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord Acton
2006-07-01 13:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by Jim Trebek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord Acton said it in his Letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, in 1887
2006-07-01 13:54:12 · answer #8 · answered by apollo124 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋