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When men have become heartily wearied of licentious anarchy, their eagerness has been proportionately great to embrace the opposite extreme of rigorous despotism.

Richard Whately

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Richard Whately
Age: 76 †
Born: 1787
Born: February 1
Died: 1863
Died: October 8
Economist
Philosopher
Priest
Theologian
London
England
Men
Anarchy
Extreme
Licentious
Extremes
Proportionately
Opposite
Wearied
Opposites
Heartily
Embrace
Rigorous
Become
Eagerness
Great
Despotism

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