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John Acton

Birthday: January 10, 1834
Deathday: June 19, 1902
Category: English Historian
Type: Historian
National: English

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Liberty is the condition of duty, the guardian of conscience. It grows as conscience grows. The domains of both grow together. Liberty is safety from all hindrances, even sin. So that Liberty ends by being Free Will.

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