[New post] Quotation for Today – Lord Acton on openness and transparency

adamsmith1922 posted: " Ardern pledged that her government would be open and transparent. A pledge honoured more in the breach than in performance. Lord Acton noted: "Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice: nothing is safe that does not show how i" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Inquiring Mind Quotation for Today – Lord Acton on openness and transparency by adamsmith1922 Ardern pledged that her government would be open and transparent. A pledge honoured more in the breach than in performance. Lord Acton noted: "Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice: nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity - Lord Acton Wikipedia John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, 13th Marquess of Groppoli, KCVO, DL (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902) was an English Catholic historian, politician, and writer. He was the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet,[1] and a grandson of the Neapolitan admiral and prime minister Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet.[2][3] Between 1837 and 1869 he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet. He is perhaps best known for the remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men...", which he made in a letter to an Anglican bishop MORE AT LINK adamsmith1922 | November 1, 2021 at 8:00 am | Tags: Checks and Balances, Governmental Authority, Lord Acton, Oversight, Quotation for Today | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/pcaoZ-WR3 Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Inquiring Mind. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://adamsmith.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/quotation-for-today-lord-acton-on-openness-and-transparency-4/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com