William Ewart Gladstone to Queen Victoria (11 August 1869), quoted in John Morley, The Life of William Ewart Gladstone: Volume II (1903), p. 430 and Roland Hill, Lord Acton (2000), p. 192
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[Lord Acton's character] is of the first order, and he is one of the most learned and accomplished, though one of the most modest and unassuming, men of the day.
— William Ewart Gladstone
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About John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902) was an English Catholic historian, commonly known as Lord Acton.
About John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, 1st Baron Acton (10 January 1834 – 19 June 1902) was an English Catholic historian, commonly known as Lord Acton.
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