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As John Morley put it, “liberty, or the absence of coercion, or the leaving people to think, speak, and act as they please, is in itself a good thing. It is the object of a favourable presumption. The burden of proving it inexpedient always lies, and wholly lies, on those who wish to abridge it by coercion, whether direct or indirect.”
 By: | John Morley (more quotes by John Morley or books by/about John Morley) |
| (1838-1923) British Liberal statesman, writer, newspaper editor |
Source: | John Morley, ON COMPROMISE, London: Macmillan and Co., 1888, pp. 253-254. |
Categories: | Liberty, Coercion, Self-Determination |
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