Quote#Freedom
Whether they are fit for independence or not remains to be tried.…
Quote byT. E. Lawrence · 1888–1935
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Letter to the Editor" The Times (22 July 1920).
English (original)
Whether they are fit for independence or not remains to be tried. Merit is no qualification for freedom. Bulgars, Afghans, and Tahitans have it. Freedom is enjoyed when you are so well armed, or so turbulent, or inhabit a country so thorny that the expense of your neighbour's occupying you is greater than the profit.
— T. E. Lawrence
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