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"The loss of liberty, to a generous mind, is worse than death...without liberty life is a misery...." - Andrew Hamilton
'The Trial of John Peter Zenger', 1735.
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"Power may be justly compared to a great river; while kept within its bounds it is both beautiful and useful, but when it overflows its banks, it brings destruction and desolation to all in its way. ['Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely'. -Lord Acton]
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"[Government] Power may justly be compared to a great river. While kept within its due bounds it is both beautiful and useful. But when it overflows its banks, it is then too impetuous to be stemmed; it bears down all before it, and brings destruction and desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is the nature of power, let us at least do our duty, and like wise men who value freedom use our utmost care to support liberty, the only bulwark against lawless power, which in all ages has sacrificed to its wild lust and boundless ambition the blood of the best men that ever lived...." - Andrew Hamilton
Quote from 'The Trial of John Peter Zenger', 1735.
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"Power may justly be compared to a great river. While kept within its due bounds it is both beautiful and useful. But when it overflows its banks, it is then too impetuous to be stemmed; it bears down all before it, and brings destruction and desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is the nature of power, let us at least do our duty, and like wise men [and women] who value freedom use our utmost care to support liberty...." - Andrew Hamilton
The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735.
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"Power may justly be compared to a great river. While kept within its due bounds it is both beautiful and useful. But when it overflows its banks, it is then too impetuous to be stemmed; it bears down all before it, and brings destruction and desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is the nature of power, let us at least do our duty, and like wise men who value freedom use our utmost care to support liberty, the only bulwark against lawless power...." - Andrew Hamilton
The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735.
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"The loss of liberty, to a generous mind, is worse than death. And yet we know that there have been those in all ages who for the sake of preferment, or some imaginary honor, have freely lent a helping hand to oppress, nay to destroy, their country.... This is what every man who values freedom ought to consider. He should act by judgment and not by affection or self-interest; for where those prevail, no ties of either country or kindred are regarded; as upon the other hand, the man who loves his country prefers its liberty to all other considerations, well knowing that without liberty life is a misery...." - Andrew Hamilton
The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735.
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"[Government] Power may justly be compared to a great river. While kept within its due bounds it is both beautiful and useful. But when it overflows its banks, it is then too impetuous to be stemmed; it bears down all before it, and brings destruction and desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is the nature of power, let us at least do our duty, and like wise men who value freedom use our utmost care to support liberty, the only bulwark against lawless power, which in all ages has sacrificed to its wild lust and boundless ambition the blood of the best men that ever lived...." - Andrew Hamilton
(circa 1676 – 1741), Scottish lawyer in the Thirteen Colonies, where he finally settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was best known for his legal victory on behalf of the printer and newspaper publisher John Peter Zenger. This 1735 decision in New York helped to establish that truth is a defense to an accusation of libel. His eloquent defense concluded with saying that the press has 'a liberty both of exposing and opposing tyrannical power by speaking and writing truth.' Quote from The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735.
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"...without liberty life is a misery...." - Andrew Hamilton
The Trial of John Peter Zenger, 1735.
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"['Power corrupts and absolute (unlimited) power corrupts absolutely':] Power may justly be compared to a great river. While kept within its due bounds [to protect each individual's equal right to freedom from force or fraud] it is both beautiful and useful. But when it overflows its banks, it is then too impetuous to be stemmed; it bears down all before it, and brings destruction and desolation wherever it comes. If, then, this is the nature of power, let us at least do our duty, and like wise men who value freedom use our utmost care to support liberty, the only bulwark against lawless power..." - Andrew Hamilton
'The Trial of John Peter Zenger', 1735.
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