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If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was of their own making?

Author Greg RavenPosted on November 10, 2015November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories democracy, libertyTags Herbert Spencer

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