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Literary
October 15, 1791
Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
An excerpt asserting that men's qualification for civil liberty is proportional to their self-imposed moral restraints over appetites, justice over rapacity, and wisdom over vanity. Society requires control over will and appetite; without internal discipline, external power is needed, and intemperate minds forge their own fetters.
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OCR Quality
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Excellent
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MEN are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity; in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption; in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
MEN are qualified for civil liberty, in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites; in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity; in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption; in proportion as they are more disposed to listen to the counsels of the wise and good, in preference to the flattery of knaves. Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without. It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Freedom
Moral Virtue
Political
What keywords are associated?
Civil Liberty
Moral Chains
Self Control
Intemperate Minds
Society Control
Literary Details
Subject
On Civil Liberty And Moral Self Restraint
Key Lines
Men Are Qualified For Civil Liberty, In Exact Proportion To Their Disposition To Put Moral Chains Upon Their Own Appetites;
Society Cannot Exist, Unless A Controlling Power Upon Will And Appetite Be Placed Somewhere; And The Less Of It There Is Within, The More There Must Be Without.
It Is Ordained In The Eternal Constitution Of Things, That Men Of Intemperate Minds Cannot Be Free. Their Passions Forge Their Fetters.