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To: alloysteel

John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902) said it best: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”.............


22 posted on 06/18/2013 7:28:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
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To: Red Badger

We should just go ahead and have the Tea Party break away, name Sarah Palin as its leader and take it from there.


23 posted on 06/18/2013 7:45:28 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The reason we own guns is to protect ourselves from those wanting to take our guns from us.)
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To: Red Badger

Nice quote!


26 posted on 06/18/2013 7:57:56 AM PDT by Dalberg-Acton
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