At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities, that have prevailed by associating themselves with auxiliaries whose objects often differed from their own; and this association, which is always dangerous, has sometimes been disastrous.
Lord ActonGuard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing
Lord Acton