Thursday, June 19, 2008

John Dalberg Acton died today – 106 years ago

Historian John Dalberg Acton was born on January 10, 1834 in Naples, Italy. He said, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” [OK. It’s old. But it’s still true.]... Mr. Acton died on June 19, 1902 in Tegernsee, Germany.

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