“War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free.”
Heraclitus (-535) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher
“Do we call this the land of the free? What is it to be free from King George and continue the slaves of King Prejudice?”
Life Without Principle (1863)
Context: Do we call this the land of the free? What is it to be free from King George and continue the slaves of King Prejudice? What is it to be born free and not to live free? What is the value of any political freedom, but as a means to moral freedom? Is it a freedom to be slaves, or a freedom to be free, of which we boast? We are a nation of politicians, concerned about the outmost defences only of freedom. It is our children's children who may perchance be really free.
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