“[I]f vice and corruption prevail, liberty cannot subsist; but if virtue have the advantage, arbitrary power cannot be established.”
Quote by Algernon Sidney
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Algernon Sidney
Algernon Sidney was an English politician born on January 15, 1623, and died on December 7, 1683. He was known as a political theorist and revolutionary, whose ideas had a significant impact on the evolution of the British political system. more
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