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It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a…

Quote byLeonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith · 1832–1918

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in The Life Of Lord Courtney (1920) by G. P. Gooch.

English (original)

It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

— Leonard Courtney, 1st Baron Courtney of Penwith

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