François Fénelon (1651–1715) Catholic bishop
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 396.
“The highest ensign that men ever met and embraced under, the Cross itself, had no meaning save an accidental extrinsic one.”
Bk. III, ch. 3.
1830s, Sartor Resartus (1833–1834)
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François Fénelon (1651–1715) Catholic bishop
Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 271.
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The History of Freedom in Antiquity (1877)
Context: Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. It is not for the sake of a good public administration that it is required, but for security in the pursuit of the highest objects of civil society, and of private life.
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Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 10.
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