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Quotation from De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante) by Dante Alighieri; R. W. Church
“this liberty, or this principle of all our liberty, is the greatest gift bestowed by God on mankind”
De Monarchia (with R. W. Church's essay on Dante), De Monarchia, Book I, ch. 12, trans. F. J. Church
Dante's praise of free will, which he echoes in Paradiso V.
Citation: "this liberty, or this principle of all our liberty, is the greatest gift bestowed by God on mankind" — 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-q3)
Portrait: Portrait de Dante, Sandro Botticelli, Public domain.
