“The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.” - Lord Acton

Meaning: Acton expresses skepticism, and rightly so, about any group's ability to govern fairly and justly, suggesting that the problem with governance is not about finding the right class of people to rule, but that no class possesses the inherent virtue necessary to wield power responsibly.

About Lord Acton: (1834–1902) was a British historian and politician known for his liberal political philosophy and his famous principle that power tends to corrupt. He was a prominent intellectual figure in Victorian England who wrote extensively on history, politics, and morality.

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