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... liberty is apt to be infected with a spirit of narrow and illiberal distrust . On the other hand , it will be equally forgotten that the vigour of gov- ernment is essential to the security of liberty ; that , in the con- templation of a ...
... liberty is apt to be infected with a spirit of narrow and illiberal distrust . On the other hand , it will be equally forgotten that the vigour of gov- ernment is essential to the security of liberty ; that , in the con- templation of a ...
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... Liberty is to faction what air is to fire , an ailment without which it instantly expires . But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty , which is essential to political life , because it nourishes faction , than it would be to ...
... Liberty is to faction what air is to fire , an ailment without which it instantly expires . But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty , which is essential to political life , because it nourishes faction , than it would be to ...
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... liberty is like the dew , as it falls unseen from its own heaven ; constant without excess , it finds vegetation ... liberty , for that is dear to all mankind . It is so . The human heart is so constituted , that a man loves liberty as ...
... liberty is like the dew , as it falls unseen from its own heaven ; constant without excess , it finds vegetation ... liberty , for that is dear to all mankind . It is so . The human heart is so constituted , that a man loves liberty as ...
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THE MAKING OF THE REPUBLIC | 1 |
from History of the American Revolu | 55 |
from Letters on Various | 94 |
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