Quote#Freedom
We have a monarchy, the best form of government for rational and…
Quote byHenry Grattan · 1746–1820
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech in the Irish House of Commons (10 January 1793), quoted in The Parliamentary Register: Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons of Ireland, The Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament in the Reign of his Present Majesty; which met at Dublin on the 10th of January, and.
English (original)
We have a monarchy, the best form of government for rational and durable liberty.
— Henry Grattan
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