John Acton Quotes

Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.

John Acton

Quotes to Explore

You won't do any more housework? Then you go to the bin.

Kate Millett
- You
- More
- Housework
There is always pressure in football.

Ottmar Hitzfeld
- Football
- Always
- Pressure
I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I don't want to end up like Carol Vorderman.

Jack Whitehall
- Up
- Want
- End
What happened was I saw this ad for a yogurt plant for sale. It was in my junk mail pile, and I threw it into the garbage can. And then about half an hour later, with the dirt on it, I picked it up from the garbage can, and I called out of curiosity.

Hamdi Ulukaya
- Up
- Plant
- Curiosity
The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.

Hanna Rosin
- Women
- Economy
- Cards
The whole atmosphere of the book, the tone of 'The Hobbit,' is of a kid's adventure story, told in the first person by Tolkien, who is introducing young people to the notion of Middle-earth. A lot of it is very light-hearted.

Ian Mckellen
- People
- Book
- Earth