It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.

Edmund Burke

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Topic

Restraint Self-control

Author

Edmund Burke

Source

Letters of Edmund Burke

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1791 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Philosopher Politician Writer

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Ireland Europe

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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. Letter to a Member of the National Assembly. London: J. Dodsley, 1791.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. Letter to a Member of the National Assembly." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

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The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion.

Edmund Burke

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Topic
Relinquishing freedom Freedom

Author

Edmund Burke
Source
Speech at County Meeting of Buckinghamshire
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1784 1780s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Speech at a County Meeting of Buckinghamshire." 1784, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

Another quote from the 1790s

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a feather-bed.

Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Price of freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1790 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Marquis de Lafayette. 2 Apr. 1790.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "The Marquis de Lafayette, April 2, 1790." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.