John

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John is the given name of Lord Acton, the 19th-century English historian and politician famous for the maxim "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

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John canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lord Acton ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
educatedIn history ⓘ
politics ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Acton ⓘ
fieldOfWork history ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ
genre historical writing ⓘ
political essays ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
influenced liberal political thought ⓘ
modern views on power and corruption ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement classical liberalism ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Baron Acton ⓘ
notableFor historical scholarship ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
maxim about power and corruption ⓘ
political thought ⓘ
notableIdea link between power and corruption ⓘ
moral critique of political power ⓘ
notableQuote Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. ⓘ
occupation historian ⓘ
politician ⓘ
positionHeld member of the British Parliament ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ

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Lord Acton → givenName → John ⓘ
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton → givenName → John ⓘ
subject linked to: John