1834 – 1902 · United Kingdom
English historian born John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, celebrated for his historical writings and lectures. He championed an objective approach that sought to reconstruct historical fact precisely.
“모든 권력은 부패하는 경향이 있으며 절대 권력은 절대적으로 부패한다.”
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“All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”