We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Is not liberty the destruction of all despotism - including, of course, legal despotism?
Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments.
But while human liberty has engaged the attention of the enlightened, and enlisted the feelings of the generous of all civilized nations, may we not enquire if this liberty has been rightly understood?
We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy, and freedom.
Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.
It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.
What fools are we, to be besotted with the love of our own trouble, and to hate our liberty and rest!
Our country's founders cherished liberty, not democracy.
Democracy passes into despotism.
Sham liberty will be proclaimed everywhere.