John Acton: 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.

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


		Name: John Acton Type: Historian Nationality: English Birth: January 10, 1834 Death: June 19, 1902

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