The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt.

John Philpot Curran

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Topic

Price of freedom Freedom

Speaker

John Philpot Curran

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1816 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Judge Lawyer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Curran, John Philpot. Speech on the right of election of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. 10 July 1790, Dublin, Ireland.

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