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  • Historical Essays and Studies

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Lord Acton ...
    This volume must be regarded not as the support of an existing reputation, or as a bid for the establishment of posthumous renown, but as the record and memorial of a rare and attractive personality. The accurate, insatiable, and broad-minded student is revealed ; the generous champion of a noble cause which has suffered temporary defeat is seen on the field of his eager endeavour in controversy ... Read more

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  • The History of Freedom, and Other Essays (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Essays on Liberty, Conscience, Power, and the Moral Foundations of Liberal History

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton, Verity Eastmere ...
    The History of Freedom, and Other Essays gathers Lord Acton's major reflections on liberty as a historical achievement rather than an abstract slogan. Moving from antiquity and Christianity to nationalism, revolution, and religious persecution, the essays combine Victorian moral seriousness with a dense, aphoristic, and comparative historical style. Acton situates freedom within the long conflict ... Read more

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  • The History of Freedom and Other Essays

    by John Dalberg-Acton ...
    The two volumes here published contain but a small selection from the numerous writings of Acton on a variety of topics, which are to be found scattered through many periodicals of the last half-century. The result here displayed is therefore not complete. A further selection of nearly equal quantity might be made, and still much that is valuable in Acton's work would remain buried. Here, for ... Read more

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  • Lectures on the French Revolution

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton, Reginald Vere Laurence, John Neville Figgis ...
    The revenue of France was near twenty millions when Lewis XVI., finding it inadequate, called upon the nation for supply. In a single lifetime it rose to far more than one hundred millions, while the national income grew still more rapidly; and this increase was wrought by a class to whom the ancient monarchy denied its best rewards, and whom it deprived of power in the country they enriched. As ... Read more

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  • A Lecture on the Study of History

    by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Baron Acton ...
    I look back to-day to a time before the middle of the century, when I wasUNITY OF MODERN HISTORY reading at Edinburgh, and fervently wishing to come to this University. At three colleges I applied for admission, and, as things then were, I was refused by all. Here, from the first, I vainly fixed my hopes, and here, in a happier hour, after five-and-forty years, they are at last fulfilled. ... Read more

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  • The History of Freedom and Other Essays

    by John Dalberg-Acton ...
    THE HISTORY OF FREEDOM AND OTHER ESSAYSBY JOHN EMERICH EDWARD DALBERG-ACTONFirst Baron ACTON D.C.L., L.L.D., ETC. ETC.REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGEEDITED WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN NEVILLE FIGGIS, Litt.D.SOMETIME LECTURER IN ST. CATHARINE'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGEANDREGINALD VERE LAURENCE, M.A.FELLOW AND LECTURER OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGECONTENTSChronicleIntroductionTh ... Read more

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  • Renaissance to Revolution

    by John Dalberg-Acton ...
    John Dalberg-Acton’s Renaissance to Revolution: The Rise of the Free State examines the long struggle for political and religious liberty that transformed Europe from the Renaissance and Reformation into the age of modern constitutional government. Drawing upon Acton’s celebrated Lectures on Modern History, the work explores the conflicts between Church and State, individual conscience and ... Read more

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  • Lectures on the French Revolution

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton ...
    "Lectures on the French Revolution" by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton is a profound exploration of the political and social upheaval that transformed France and influenced the world. Acton, a renowned historian and political thinker, delves into the causes and consequences of the Revolution, examining the philosophical underpinnings and the impact on liberty and governance. His lectures ... Read more

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  • A Lecture on the Study of History

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton ...
    Fellow Students, I look back to-day to a time before the middle of the century, when I wasUNITY OF MODERN HISTORY reading at Edinburgh, and fervently wishing to come to this University. At three colleges I applied for admission, and, as things then were, I was refused by all. Here, from the first, I vainly fixed my hopes, and here, in a happier hour, after five-and-forty years, they are at last ... Read more

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  • Lectures on Modern History

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton ...
    FELLOW STUDENTS—I look back today to a time before the middle of the century, when I was reading at Edinburgh and fervently wishing to come to this University. At three colleges I applied for admission, and, as things then were, I was refused by all. Here, from the first, I vainly fixed my hopes, and here, in a happier hour, after five-and-forty years, they are at last fulfilled. I desire, first, ... Read more

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  • The History of Freedom

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton ...
    The Editors desire to thank the members of the Acton family for their help and advice during the preparation of this volume and of the volume of Historical Essays and Studies. They have had the advantage of access to many of Acton's letters, especially those to Dollinger and Lady Blennerhasset. They have thus been provided with valuable material for the Introduction. At the same time they wish to ... Read more

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  • Letters of Lord Acton to Mary Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone

    by Baron John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton ...
    The letters reveal Lord Acton’s thoughts on various topics, including history, politics, religion, and ethics. Known for his strong belief in the importance of liberty and his critique of power, Acton’s correspondence with Mary highlights his commitment to moral philosophy and his nuanced understanding of political dynamics. Acton is perhaps best known for his famous aphorism, “Power tends to ... Read more

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