John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton Quote

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.


Lectures on Modern History (ed. 1907)


The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.