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

Edmund Burke

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Relinquishing freedom Freedom

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Edmund Burke

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Speech at County Meeting of Buckinghamshire

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Speech

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Political speech

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English

Time

1784 1780s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Philosopher Politician Writer

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Ireland Europe

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

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A state without some means of change is without the means of its own conservation.

Edmund Burke

Reflections on the Revolution in France

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Seeds of revolution Revolution Political gridlock Politics French Revolution

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Edmund Burke
Source
Reflections on the Revolution in France
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Political literature
Language
English
Time
1790 1790s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Original Citation

Burke, Edmund. Reflections on the Revolution in France. London: James Dodsley, 1790.

Current Citation

Burke, Edmund. "Reflections on the Revolution in France." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

Another quote from the 1780s

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom: it is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

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Threats to freedom Freedom
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William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
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Speech
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Political speech
Language
English
Time
1783 1780s 18th century
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Pitt, William. Speech in the House of Lords. House of Lords meeting. 18 Nov. 1783, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

Another quote about Freedom

If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.

George Orwell

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Topic
Freedom of speech and expression Nature of freedom Freedom

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George Orwell
Source
Times Literary Supplement
Medium
Newspaper
Language
English
Time
1950 1950s 20th century
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Orwell, George. "The Freedom of Press." Times Literary Supplement. News UK, 15 Sept. 1972.

Another quote from Age of Enlightenment

I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our more stupid melancholy propensities, for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one’s very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?

Voltaire

Candide

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Love of life

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Voltaire
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Candide
Medium
Novel
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Satire
Language
French
Time
1759 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Voltaire. Candide, ou l'Optimisme [Candide: or, All for the Best]. Geneva: Gabriel Cramer, 1759, ch. 12.

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Voltaire. Candide, edited by Nicholas Cronk. W. W. Norton & Company, 2016, ch. 12.

Another quote from the following genre Political speech

The era of big government is over.

Bill Clinton

1996 State of the Union Address

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Role of government American politics
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Bill Clinton
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1996 State of the Union Address Presidential State of the Union address
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Speech
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Language
English
Time
1996 1990s 20th century
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Clinton, Bill. "State of the Union Address." Joint session of the United States Congress. 23 Jan. 1996, United States Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.