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Quotation from A Disquisition on Government by John C. Calhoun
“A reward more appropriate than liberty could not be conferred on the deserving”
A Disquisition on Government, Section on liberty and protection (The Works of John C. Calhoun, vol. 1 (1851), Internet Archive OCR text)
Calhoun describes liberty as a reward reserved by Providence for the development of a people's faculties, a view tied to his rejection of natural equality.
Citation: "A reward more appropriate than liberty could not be conferred on the deserving" — John C. Calhoun, A Disquisition on Government, Section on liberty and protection (The Works of John C. Calhoun, vol. 1 (1851), Internet Archive OCR text). (id calhoun-disquisition-on-government-q6)
Portrait: John C. Calhoun, Rembrandt Peale, Public domain.
