John Dryden Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"The love of liberty with life is given,
And life itself the inferior gift of Heaven."

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I might modify the sentiment by saying the love of liberty with life are inseparably noble. -- Mike, Norwalk 1
While Liberty may be a sacred gift, it still requires attention, nurturing, and protection. -- E Archer, NYC 1
A childish unprincipled quote assertion. I'll give the quote presenter some toleration of being victimized by his environment. Nonetheless we are a living organism produced and reproduced by the evolutionary imperative. Our ancestors came from no heaven, but from stardust. Slowly develop emergence has allowed us to arrive from different life organisms with the mission to preserve all life. Humankind are nature's massagers, and tell us the religious followers are ill. -- Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 1