"It is the common fate of the indolent
to see their rights become prey to the active.
The conditions upon which God
hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance;
which condition if he break, servitude is at once the
consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt." | by: | |
Source: | Speech on the Right of Election of Lord Mayor of Dublin, July 10, 1790 |
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