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Quotation from Essays, Moral and Political (selection) by David Hume
“It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once.”
Essays, Moral and Political (selection), Of the Liberty of the Press (John Long selection (London, early 20th century), Project Gutenberg text)
Hume contrasts the gradual loss of most liberties with the liberty of the press, which, if lost, must be lost at once.
Citation: "It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once." — David Hume, Essays, Moral and Political (selection), Of the Liberty of the Press (John Long selection (London, early 20th century), Project Gutenberg text). (id hume-political-essays-q3)
Portrait: David Hume, Allan Ramsay, Public domain.
