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 Pharamp Pharamp September 23, 2010 September 23, 2010 at 10:01:51 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Acton again^^

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo...st_Baron_Acton

Please tag them, I don't know which name I should use x)

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Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.

added by Dejo, September 21, 2010
➜ #523960Grandaj homoj estas preskaŭ ĉiam malbonaj homoj, eĉ kiam ili ekspluatas sian influon kaj ne sian aŭtoritaton.

linked by Dejo, September 21, 2010
➜ #752709Große Männer sind fast immer böse Männer, selbst wenn sie Einfluss ausüben und nicht Autorität.

linked by Esperantostern, February 12, 2011
➜ #885890Los grandes hombres son en su mayoría malas personas, incluso cuando ejercen su influencia y no su autoridad.

linked by Shishir, May 11, 2011
➜ #955897Les grands hommes sont presque toujours de mauvais hommes, même lorsqu'ils exercent une influence et non une autorité.

linked by sacredceltic, June 24, 2011