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He did not mistake despotism for freedom, because it was sanguinary, because it was exercised by those who denominated themselves the people, or because it assumed the name of liberty.
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Beveridge distinguishes between true freedom and the false freedom presented by despotic regimes, emphasizing the importance of genuine liberty.
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