“Fruits are always of the same nature with the seeds and roots from which they come, and trees are known by the fruits they bear: as a man begets a man, and a beast a beast, that society of men which constitutes a government upon the foundation of justice, virtue, and the common good, will always have men to promote those ends; and that which intends the advancement of one man's desire and vanity, will abound in those that will foment them.”
Quote by Algernon Sidney
Work
Life, Memoirs,&c. of Algernon Sydney
This volume presents a biographical account of Algernon Sydney (1623–1683), an English politician and political philosopher known for his opposition to absolute monarchy and his advocacy for republican government. The book includes memoirs and other related materials that document Sydney's involvement in the English Civil War, his exile, and his eventual execution for treason. It also covers his influential political writings, particularly his posthumously published 'Discourses Concerning Government,' which argued for the right of resistance against tyranny. The work serves as a historical record of Sydney's life and ideas within the context of 17th-century English political thought. more
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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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