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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church
“the first principle of our freedom is freedom of will, which many have in their mouth, but few indeed understand.”
De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book I, ch. 12, trans. F. J. Church
The opening of Dante's argument that mankind is best ordered when it is most free.
Citation: "the first principle of our freedom is freedom of will, which many have in their mouth, but few indeed understand." — Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church, De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book I, ch. 12, trans. F. J. Church. (id dante-de-monarchia-q2)
Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.
