Power Corrupts: Essays on Freedom and History
�Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.�
That�s all most folk know of the works of Lord Acton. One sentence. A memorable sentence, no doubt, and a true statement, too. But readers of the present collection, Power Corrupts: Essays on Freedom and History, will learn much more.
This collection of essays, which begins with a thorough introduction by historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, provides not merely an overview of Lord Acton�s work, but a major education on the nature of freedom, power, and the course of Western civilization. Acton makes the case for the classical liberal idea of freedom, i.e., limited government. �Liberty is not a means to a higher political end,� he writes in probably his second-most famous statement. �It is itself the highest political end.�
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That�s all most folk know of the works of Lord Acton. One sentence. A memorable sentence, no doubt, and a true statement, too. But readers of the present collection, Power Corrupts: Essays on Freedom and History, will learn much more.
This collection of essays, which begins with a thorough introduction by historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, provides not merely an overview of Lord Acton�s work, but a major education on the nature of freedom, power, and the course of Western civilization. Acton makes the case for the classical liberal idea of freedom, i.e., limited government. �Liberty is not a means to a higher political end,� he writes in probably his second-most famous statement. �It is itself the highest political end.�
Power Corrupts: Essays on Freedom and History
�Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.�
That�s all most folk know of the works of Lord Acton. One sentence. A memorable sentence, no doubt, and a true statement, too. But readers of the present collection, Power Corrupts: Essays on Freedom and History, will learn much more.
This collection of essays, which begins with a thorough introduction by historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, provides not merely an overview of Lord Acton�s work, but a major education on the nature of freedom, power, and the course of Western civilization. Acton makes the case for the classical liberal idea of freedom, i.e., limited government. �Liberty is not a means to a higher political end,� he writes in probably his second-most famous statement. �It is itself the highest political end.�
That�s all most folk know of the works of Lord Acton. One sentence. A memorable sentence, no doubt, and a true statement, too. But readers of the present collection, Power Corrupts: Essays on Freedom and History, will learn much more.
This collection of essays, which begins with a thorough introduction by historian Gertrude Himmelfarb, provides not merely an overview of Lord Acton�s work, but a major education on the nature of freedom, power, and the course of Western civilization. Acton makes the case for the classical liberal idea of freedom, i.e., limited government. �Liberty is not a means to a higher political end,� he writes in probably his second-most famous statement. �It is itself the highest political end.�
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| BN ID: | 2940149653041 |
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| Publisher: | Laissez Faire Books |
| Publication date: | 08/04/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 644 KB |
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