Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist. — Edmund Burke

Among a people generally corrupt liberty cannot long exist.

1777
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Provenance
Current citation
Burke, Edmund. "A Letter to the Sheriffs of Bristol on the Affairs of America." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.
Original citation
Burke, Edmund. A Letter to John Farr and John Harris, Esqs., Sheriffs of the City of Bristol, on the Affairs of America. London: J. Dodsley, 3 Apr. 1777.