The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts. — Edmund Burke
The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedients, and by parts.
1777
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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.
