But what is Freedom? Rightly understood,
A universal licence to be good.

Hartley Coleridge

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Topic

Nature of freedom Freedom

Author

Hartley Coleridge

Source

Liberty

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Coleridge, Hartley. Liberty. c. 1833, I. 13.

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