For liberty hath a sharp and double edge, fit only to be handled by just and virtuous men; to bad and dissolute, it becomes a mischief unwieldy in their own hands.
Paradise Lost
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (A witty, if slightly cynical, observation on the practicalities of liberty)
1649
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"For what can war but acts of war produce? And what can acts of war but wars breed?"
Humorous"The world was all before them, where to choose their place of rest, and providence their guide."
Controversial"It is ordained in the eternal constitution of things, that men of intemperate minds cannot be free. Their passions forge their fetters."
Shocking"Long is the way And hard, that out of Hell leads up to light."
Strange & Unusual"Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n."
Strange & Unusual