I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.

Thomas Jefferson

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Downsides of freedom Freedom

Author

Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1791 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Archibald Stuart. 23 Dec. 1791.

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If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

Thomas Jefferson

First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson

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Topic
Power of truth Political liberalism
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Thomas Jefferson
Source
First Inaugural Address of Thomas Jefferson Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1801 1800s 19th century
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Jefferson, Thomas. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1801, Senate Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Another quote from the 1790s

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' lang syne?

Robert Burns

Auld Lang Syne

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Topic
Remembering the past

Author

Robert Burns
Source
Auld Lang Syne
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1796 1790s 18th century
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Burns, Robert. Quoted in "Auld Lang Syne." Scots Musical Museum. Written by James Johnson. 1796, st. 1.

Current Citation

Burns, Robert. "Auld Lang Syne." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited by Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994.

Another quote about Freedom

Freedom is not something that anybody can be given; freedom is something people take and people are as free as they want to be.

James Baldwin

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Topic
Nature of freedom Liberation Freedom

Author

James Baldwin
Source
Notes for a Hypothetical Novel Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Baldwin, James. "Notes for a Hypothetical Novel." Nobody Knows My Name: More Notes of a Native Son. Dial Press, 1961.