John

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John is the given name of Lord Acton, the 19th-century English historian and politician famous for the maxim "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
alsoKnownAs Lord Acton
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
educatedIn history
politics
ethnicGroup English
familyName Acton
fieldOfWork history
political philosophy
genre historical writing
political essays
givenName John
hasGender male
influenced liberal political thought
modern views on power and corruption
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement classical liberalism
nobleTitle 1st Baron Acton
notableFor historical scholarship
liberalism
maxim about power and corruption
political thought
notableIdea link between power and corruption
moral critique of political power
notableQuote Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
occupation historian
politician
positionHeld member of the British Parliament
religion Roman Catholicism

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Lord Acton givenName John
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton givenName John
subject linked to: John