Reflections on the Revolution in FranceGateway Editions, 1955 - 350 |
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... liberty , is good ; yet could I , in common sense , ten years ago , have felicitated France on her enjoyment of a government ( for she then had a government ) without inquiry what the nature of that government was , or how it was ad ...
... liberty , is good ; yet could I , in common sense , ten years ago , have felicitated France on her enjoyment of a government ( for she then had a government ) without inquiry what the nature of that government was , or how it was ad ...
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... liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts , and is not likely to continue long . The effect of liberty to individuals is , that they may do what they please : we ought to see what it will please them to do , before we risk congratula ...
... liberty is not a benefit whilst it lasts , and is not likely to continue long . The effect of liberty to individuals is , that they may do what they please : we ought to see what it will please them to do , before we risk congratula ...
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... liberty . In some people I see great liberty indeed ; in many , if not in the most , an oppressive , degrading servitude . But what is liberty without wisdom , and without virtue ? It is the greatest of all possible evils ; for it is ...
... liberty . In some people I see great liberty indeed ; in many , if not in the most , an oppressive , degrading servitude . But what is liberty without wisdom , and without virtue ? It is the greatest of all possible evils ; for it is ...
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