The Political Thought of American Statesmen: Selected Writings and SpeechesMorton J. Frisch, Richard G. Stevens |
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... liberty is too 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 government is essential to the security of liberty ; that , in the con- templation ...
... liberty is too 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 government is essential to the security of liberty ; that , in the con- templation ...
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... Liberty is to faction , what air is to fire , an aliment without which it instantly expires . But it could not be a less folly to abolish liberty , which is essential to political life , because it nourishes faction , than it would be ...
... Liberty is to faction , what air is to fire , an aliment without which it instantly expires . But it could not be a less folly to abolish liberty , which is essential to political life , because it nourishes faction , than it would be ...
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... liberty of the press . In fact the liberty of the press is a term which has a definite and appropriate signification , completely understood . It sig- nifies a liberty to publish , free from previous restraint , any thing and every ...
... liberty of the press . In fact the liberty of the press is a term which has a definite and appropriate signification , completely understood . It sig- nifies a liberty to publish , free from previous restraint , any thing and every ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Founding | 2 |
THOMAS JEFFERSON 17431826 | 6 |
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