Famous quotes containing the words baron acton and/or baron:
“There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.”
—John Emerich Edward Dalberg, 1st Baron Acton (1834–1902)
“The inevitability of gradualness cannot fail to be appreciated.”
—Sidney Webb (Lord Passfield, Or Baron Pass (1859–1947)