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Page xxiv
... liberty must ultimately stand or fall , with which she must hew down those stubborn prejudices that , at every step , obstruct her movements ; and , by inspiring a salutary terror in her oppo- nents , command the leisure necessary for ...
... liberty must ultimately stand or fall , with which she must hew down those stubborn prejudices that , at every step , obstruct her movements ; and , by inspiring a salutary terror in her oppo- nents , command the leisure necessary for ...
Page xxvi
... liberty , religious and civil By this horde of unprincipled sophists the defender of the people of England was maliciously confounded with that host of nameless ' fanatics that , during the troubles of the commonwealth , had issued ...
... liberty , religious and civil By this horde of unprincipled sophists the defender of the people of England was maliciously confounded with that host of nameless ' fanatics that , during the troubles of the commonwealth , had issued ...
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... liberty , published an edition of the Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing , with a spirited preface . Dr. Birch had , indeed , a few years earlier edited the whole of the prose works , first in folio , and , a second time , in ...
... liberty , published an edition of the Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing , with a spirited preface . Dr. Birch had , indeed , a few years earlier edited the whole of the prose works , first in folio , and , a second time , in ...
Page xxix
... liberty and truth , destitute of sympathy for mankind at large , and sold , no matter for what reward , to the enemies and oppressors of the people . Such , at least , has been the result , such his punish- ment ; and as Milton rises ...
... liberty and truth , destitute of sympathy for mankind at large , and sold , no matter for what reward , to the enemies and oppressors of the people . Such , at least , has been the result , such his punish- ment ; and as Milton rises ...
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... liberty , which diffuses a charm over investigations and discussions otherwise far from interesting . No other English writer , not even Algernon Sydney himself , pleads so warmly the cause of freedom . Living in revolutionary times ...
... liberty , which diffuses a charm over investigations and discussions otherwise far from interesting . No other English writer , not even Algernon Sydney himself , pleads so warmly the cause of freedom . Living in revolutionary times ...
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