Quote#Politics & Power
Let us, in particular, take care not to forget the principles of the…
Quote byRichard Price · 1723–1791
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A Discourse on the Love of Our Country (1789), p. 34.
English (original)
Let us, in particular, take care not to forget the principles of the Revolution. ... I will only take notice of the three following: First; The right to liberty of conscience in religious matters. Secondly; The right to resist power when abused. And, Thirdly; The right to chuse our own governors; to cashier them for misconduct; and to frame a government for ourselves.
— Richard Price
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