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“The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.” — Lord Acton, 1834 — 1902

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WITH reference to the atrocious acts we are witnessing on our TV screens, it is worth remembering Lord Acton’s famous dictum: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

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