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Many things are unknown to the wisest, and the best men can never wholly divest themselves of passions and affections... nothing can or ought to be permanent but that which is perfect.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Affections Best Many Men Never Nothing Ought Passions Perfect Permanent Themselves Things Unknown Which Wholly Wisest

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Who will wear a shoe that hurts him, because the shoe-maker tells him 'tis well made?

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Because Him Hurts Made Shoe Tells Tis Wear Well Who Will

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A general presumption that Icings will govern well, is not a sufficient security to the People... those who subjected themselves to the will of a man were governed by a beast.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Beast General Govern Governed Man People Presumption Security Subjected Sufficient Themselves Those Well Were Who Will

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All the nations they had to deal with, had the same fate.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Deal Fate Had Nations Same

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That is the best Government, which best provides for war.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Best Government Provides War Which

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The common Notions of Liberty are not from School Divines, but from Nature.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Common Liberty Nature Notions School

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'Tis hard to comprehend how one man can come to be master of many, equal to himself in right, unless it be by consent or by force.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Come Comprehend Consent Equal Force Hard Himself How Man Many Master Right Tis Unless

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No right can come by conquest, unless there were a right of making that conquest.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Come Conquest Making Right Unless Were

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To depend upon the Will of a Man is Slavery.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Depend Man Slavery Will

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There may be a hundred thousand men in an army, who are all equally free; but they only are naturally most fit to be commanders or leaders, who most excel in the virtues required for the right performance of those offices.

~Algernon Sidney

Topics: Army Equally Excel Fit Free Hundred Leaders May Men Most Naturally Offices Only Performance Required Right Those Thousand Virtues Who

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Politician

Born: Unknown

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