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Lectures On Modern History: By: John Acton (Collection Of Lectures On History Delivered In 1899?1901, Covering The Development Of The Modern State Through The American Revolution.)
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO DL (10 January 1834 - 19 June 1902)-known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet, from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton-was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet[1] and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He is perhaps best known for the remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."[This idea has been tested in laboratory settings Acton's grandfather, who in 1791 succeeded to the baronetcy and family estates in Shropshire, previously held by the English branch of the Acton family, represented a younger branch which had transferred itself first to France and then to Italy. However, by the extinction of the elder branch, the admiral became head of the family. His eldest son, Richard, married Marie Louise Pelline, the only daughter and heiress of Emmerich Joseph,
| Author: John Acton |
| Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Dec 02, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 214 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1540785572 |
| ISBN-13: 9781540785572 |
Lectures On Modern History: By: John Acton (Collection Of Lectures On History Delivered In 1899?1901, Covering The Development Of The Modern State Through The American Revolution.)
$13.31
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO DL (10 January 1834 - 19 June 1902)-known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet, from 1837 to 1869 and usually referred to simply as Lord Acton-was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet[1] and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He is perhaps best known for the remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."[This idea has been tested in laboratory settings Acton's grandfather, who in 1791 succeeded to the baronetcy and family estates in Shropshire, previously held by the English branch of the Acton family, represented a younger branch which had transferred itself first to France and then to Italy. However, by the extinction of the elder branch, the admiral became head of the family. His eldest son, Richard, married Marie Louise Pelline, the only daughter and heiress of Emmerich Joseph,
| Author: John Acton |
| Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Dec 02, 2016 |
| Number of Pages: 214 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 1540785572 |
| ISBN-13: 9781540785572 |
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