John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, letter to Mary Gladstone (April 24, 1881), in Letters of Lord Acton to Mary Gladstone, ed. Herbert Paul (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1904), p. 195
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There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men.
— John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton on Error
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About John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902) was an English Catholic historian, commonly known as Lord Acton.
About John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902) was an English Catholic historian, commonly known as Lord Acton.
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