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“Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.”
 
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Name:   John Acton
 
Nationality:   English
 
Date of Birth:   Jan 10, 1834
 
Date of Death:   Jun 19,  1902
 
Profession:   Historian
 
 
 
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Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
 
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The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.
 
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Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.
 
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Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety from all hindrances, even sin. So that Liberty ends by being Free Will.
 
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