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Quotes from Political Disquisitions — James Burgh

1714–1775 Scotland

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The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave.

Political Disquisitions (1774)

All lawful authority, legislative, and executive, originates from the people. Power in the people is like light in the sun: native, original, inherent, and unlimited by anything human.

Political Disquisitions (1774)

I considered, that history is the inexhaustible mine, out of which political knowledge is to be brought up.

Political Disquisitions (1774)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Burgh (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.