Best quotes by John Dalberg-Acton on Liberty

Checkout quotes by John Dalberg-Acton on Liberty

  • Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
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  • Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.
    - John Dalberg-Acton
  • By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion.
    - John Dalberg-Acton
  • Liberty is the prevention of control by others.
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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.
    - John Dalberg-Acton