Power Tends To Corrupt: Lord Acton's Study of Liberty

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Power Tends to Corrupt This Page intentionally left blank © 2012 by Northern illinois University Press Published by the Northern illinois University Press, Dekalb, illinois 60115 Manufactured in the United states using acid-free paper. all rights reserved Design by shaun allshouse Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lazarski, Christopher. Power tends to corrupt : Lord acton’s study of liberty / Christopher Lazarski. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isBN 978-0 -7580-465-1 (cloth bound) — isBN 978-1-60909-079-1 (e-book) 1. acton, John emerich edward Dalberg acton, Baron, 1834–1902—Political and social views. 2. Liberty. i. title. JC223.a35L39 2012 320.01’1 dc23 2012014675 to america and all noble souls—particularly the parish of the episcopal Church of the holy Communion, Memphis, tN; international Creative Management, NYC; Georgetown University, Washington, DC; and the hoover institution, Ca—with gratitude for the kindness i received during my years on american soil (June 21, 1983–september 25, 1995). This Page intentionally left blank ...