The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the st…

Lord Acton
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The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the future. ✨ Lord Acton (2016). Lectures on Modern History: Great Event, p.1, VM eBooks
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