Quote#Freedom
Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty
Quote byJohn Lothrop Motley · 1814–1877
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Rise of the Dutch Republic (1856; New York: Harper, 1861) vol. 3, part 6, ch. 1, p. 416..
English (original)
Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty.
— John Lothrop Motley
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