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"[T]here is a difference between lions and asses; and he is a fool who knows not that swords were given to men, that none might be slaves, but such as know not how to use them."
 By: | Algernon Sidney (more quotes by Algernon Sidney or books by/about Algernon Sidney) |
| (1622-1683) English statesman, republican political theorist, colonel, and opponent of King Charles II of England, who was charged with plotting against the King and was executed for treason. |
Source: | Discourses Concerning Government 270 (1763) |
Categories: | Arms, Defense, Knowledge, Slavery |
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