Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.

Vera Brittain

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Topic

Politics

Author

Vera Brittain

Source

The Rebel Passion

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Activist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Brittain, Vera. The Rebel Passion. Fellowship Publications/Allen & Unwin, 1964.

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Liberty is to faction what air is to fire, an aliment without which it instantly expires. But it could not be less folly to abolish liberty, which is essential to political life, because it nourishes faction, than it would be to wish the annihilation of air, which is essential to animal life, because it imparts to fire its destructive agency.

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Federalist 10

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Source
Federalist 10 The Federalist Papers
Medium
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1787 1780s 18th century
Era
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Original Citation

Madison, James [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 10: The Same Subject Continued: The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection." Daily Advertiser, 22 Nov. 1787.

Current Citation

Madison, James. "No. 10: An extensive republic a remedy for mischiefs of faction.--Madison." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.