On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
A brave people will certainly prefer liberty accompanied with a virtuous poverty to a depraved and wealthy servitude.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “A brave people will certainly prefer liberty accompanied with a virtuous poverty to a depraved and wealthy servitude.”
Editor's note · Context
From his critique of the French Revolution, Burke asserts the moral superiority of virtuous liberty over wealthy servitude.
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