John Dalberg-Acton Quotes

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

John Dalberg-Acton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: January 10, 1834 - June 19, 1902

Topics

GovernmentClassDangerGovernEvery

My instincts tell me that you will spiral into a very unhealthy place if you start pondering about how other people think about you and, quite frankly, I don't want to go there.

Jodhi May

PeopleMeStartThinkYouPlace

I always defined myself in terms of my talkativeness, and being without a voice hits me in a number of ways.

John Diamond

MyselfMeVoiceAlwaysWithoutWays

With his trademark courage and conviction, President Reagan led us out of the Cold War, spreading his vision of freedom, resulting in the release of millions of people from the yoke of communism.

John Doolittle

FreedomCourageVisionWarPeople

Why would you pass another law when the administration fails to enforce the current laws that are on the books. Why pass another one that's not going to be enforced either?

Jeff Duncan

LawYouWhyPassGoingLaws

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

John Wooden

DisciplineYourselfOthersNeed

There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

Steve Coogan

BestChallengesStrongComedyAvoid

I have aspirations to conquer the world. Let's see what happens.

Sonam Kapoor

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I hated Sundays when I was growing up in Streatham, south London. Everything closed down and stopped.

Simon Callow

Growing UpDownGrowingLondonUp

Early numbers are always wrong.

Mary Cheney

EarlyWrongNumbersAlways

Honestly, I started playing the pause game right after the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards cypher. That's around when pauses really started.

Joyner Lucas

GamePauseAwardsRightPlayingBet

You are always drawing from your personal life and using your imagination to fill in the blanks.

Diego Klattenhoff

LifeImaginationDrawingYouAlways

Never been in the habit to look back.

Brock Lesnar

HabitLookBackNeverBeen

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