Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to

John Dalberg-Acton
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.

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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to
John Dalberg-Acton
John Dalberg-Acton

English - Historian January 10, 1834 - June 19, 1902

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