Individual liberty is individual power, and as the power of a community is a mass compounded of individual powers, the nation which enjoys the most freedom must necessarily be in proportion to its numbers the most powerful nation.

John Quincy Adams

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Demography Political theory

Author

John Quincy Adams

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Letter

Language

English

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

Occupation

American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Adams, John Quincy. Letter to James Lloyd. 1 Oct. 1822.

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Original Citation

Thrasymachus. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

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Thrasymachus. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.