. . . for righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
To rule read more

. . . for righteous monarchs,
Justly to judge, with their own eyes should see;
To rule o'er freemen, should themselves be free.

You have the freedom to choose your actions, you don't have the freedom to choose the consequences of your actions

You have the freedom to choose your actions, you don't have the freedom to choose the consequences of your actions

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.

No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.

No, Freedom has a thousand charms to show
That slaves, howe'er contented, never know.

I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When read more

I am as free as nature first made man,
Ere the base laws of servitude began,
When wild in woods the noble savage ran.

Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work
and in that work does what read more

Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work
and in that work does what he wants to do.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves, and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.

Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.

Those who are used to a cage
will weep for a cage.