Lord Acton Quotes
Character is tested by true sentiments more than by conduct. A man is seldom better than his word.
Citations
Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg. Lectures on Modern History. Macmillan and Co., 1906, p. 26.
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, better known 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 and prime minister Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. Between 1837 and 1869 he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet.