On the recordJanuary 1, 1790
That he may secure some liberty, he makes a surrender in trust of the whole of it.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “That he may secure some liberty, he makes a surrender in trust of the whole of it.”
Editor's note · Context
Burke posits that to gain a measure of liberty within society, individuals must entrust their entire liberty to the collective.
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