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"This submission is a restraint of liberty, but could be of no effect as to the good intended, unless it were general; nor general, unless it were natural."

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About Algernon Sidney

Algernon Sidney was an English politician and republican political theorist of the 17th century. He became known for his opposition to absolutist monarchy and for his work Discourses Concerning Government.

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