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A Lecture on the Study of History
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 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 Jhas been tested in laboratory settings.
The History of Freedom
Reproduction of the original: The History of Freedom by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
A Lecture on the Study of History
Reproduction of the original: A Lecture on the Study of History by Lord Acton
Lectures on Modern History
Sir John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO (1834-1902), commonly known as simply Lord Acton, was an English historian, the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He was a master of the principal foreign languages and began at an early age to collect a magnificent historical library, with the object - which, however, he never realized - of writing a great aHistory of Liberty. a In politics, he was always an ardent Liberal. Acton took a great interest in America, considering its Federal structure the perfect guarantor of individual liberties. Acton became the editor of the Roman Catholic monthly paper, The Rambler, in 1859, on John Henry (later Cardinal) Newmanas retirement from the editorship. In 1862, he merged this periodical into the Home and Foreign Review. His works include: A Lecture on the Study of History (1895), The Life of Mandell Creighton (1904), Lectures on Modern History (1906), Historical Essays and Studies (1907), The History of Freedom and Other Essays (1907) and Lectures on the French Revolution (1910).
The History of Freedom
The History of Freedom by Baron John Emerich, Edward Dalberg Acton
Lectures on Modern history
Lectures on Modern history is a book by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton. It covers modern history for students enrolled at Cambridge university in logical and clear manner.
Selected Writings of Lord Acton: Essays in the history of liberty
Selected writings of Lord Acton / by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, First Baron Acton ; edited by J. Rufus Fears.
