If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established.
Tag: Algernon Sidney
(1623–1683) an English politician, republican political theorist, and colonel.
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(1623–1683) an English politician, republican political theorist, and colonel.
If vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established.