...men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or certainty of corruption by authority. There is no...and the negation of Liberalism meet and keep high festival.19 And he concludes: "The inflexible integrity of the moral code is, to me, the secret of...

...men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or certainty of corruption by authority. There is no...negation of Liberalism meet and keep high festival. 19 And he concludes: "The inflexible integrity of the moral code is, to me, the secret of the authority,...

...April 5, 1887.— Acton, Essays on Freedom and Power, ed. Gertrude Himmelfarb, pp. 335-36 (1972). 1444 There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. LORD ACTON, letter to Mandell Creighton, April 5, 1887.— Acton, Essays on Freedom and Power, ed....

...corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. — JEE Dalberg (Lord Acton)63 The selection of leaders — national, intermediary, and local — is...

...men are almost always bad men. 15 Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history. 16 Al) AM OV Arthur 1908-1970 17 The only thing to know is how to use your neuroses. ADAMS Abigail 1744-1818...

...power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men ... There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.36 Rule of Law The principle of the Rule of Law, under whose umbrella resides many principles,37...

...other men, but given the benefit of the doubt: If there is any presumption it is the other way, against holders of power, increasing as the power increases....than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. ... You would hang a man of no position, like Ravaillac; but if what one hears is true, then Elizabeth...

...corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Letter to Mandell Creighton, 5 April 1887. 1955:335. 4 There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Letter to Mandell Creighton, 5 April 1887. 1955:336. 5 The writer of history has to struggle as he...

...Principles and integrity are a large part of your defense against the pitfalls of power. Role Power There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. Lord Acton, Letters, 1887 Your role in the organization consists of your job title, your hierarchical...

...for want of legal responsibility. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely... There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it. —Lord Acton (1834-1902)2 Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions. —Gilbert...