Acton, Baron, John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, First Baron Acton of Aldenham (1834-1902), an English historian. Though he never finished a major work, he was a brilliant scholar who had a strong influence on others. Acton planned the Cambridge Modern History, but lived to edit only the first volume. He was a leader of the liberal Roman Catholics who disputed the doctrine of papal infallibility.

This phrase means is part of a longer quote: Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This quotation was from a letter from John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834-1902) to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887. Lord Acton then stated, "Great men are almost always bad men."

The statement means that people with power end up using it

John Acton - canon lawyer - died in 1350.

The cast of The Wonderful John Acton - 1953 includes: Virginia Dwyer as Julia Acton Harry Holcombe as John Acton Ian Martin as Uncle Terrence Mary Michael as Birdie Bodkin Jane Rose as Aunt Bessie Luis Van Rooten as Narrator Christopher Walken as Kevin Acton