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The greater the share the people have in government, the less…

Quote byJohn Wesley · 1703–1791

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: As quoted in England in the Eighteenth Century (1714 - 1815) (1964) by J. H. Plumb, p. 94.

English (original)

The greater the share the people have in government, the less liberty, civil or religious, does a nation enjoy.

— John Wesley

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