There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of
it. That is the point at which the negation of Catholicism and the
negation of Liberalism meet and keep high festival, and the end learns
to justify the means.
-- Lord Acton (1834-1902)
it. That is the point at which the negation of Catholicism and the
negation of Liberalism meet and keep high festival, and the end learns
to justify the means.
-- Lord Acton (1834-1902)
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