Liberty Quotes- Eric Hoffer, George Mason, Lord Acton

"It has often been said that power corrupts. But it is perhaps equally important to realize that weakness, too, corrupts. Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many. Hatred, malice, rudeness, intolerance, and suspicion are the faults of weakness. The resentment of the weak does not spring from any injustice done to them but from their sense of inadequacy and impotence. We cannot win the weak by sharing our wealth with them. They feel our generosity as oppression."
-- Eric Hoffer
(1902-1983) American author, philosopher, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Eric.Hoffer.Quote.0904


"When the same man, or set of men,
holds the sword and the purse,
there is an end of liberty."
-- George Mason
(1725-1792), drafted the Virgina Declaration of Rights, ally of James Madison and George Washington
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/George.Mason.Quote.E107


"And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangstersget control. History has proven that. All power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
-- Lord Acton
[John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton] (1834-1902), First Baron Acton of Aldenham
http://quotes.liberty-tree.ca/quote_blog/Acton.Quote.9177


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