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| John Acton
By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead. Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country. If the past has been an obstacle and a burden, knowledge of the past is the safest and the surest emancipation. The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities. |
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