"Wild liberty develops iron conscience. Want of..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wild liberty develops iron conscience. Want of liberty, by strengthening law and decorum, stupefies conscience.
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“Englishmen hate Liberty and Equality too much to understand them. But every Englishman loves a pedigree.”
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