Samuel Johnson Quote

Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.


"The Bravery of the English Common Soldiers". Note: This essay was "added to some editions of The Idler, when collected into volumes, but not by Dr. Johnson" — vide The Works of Samuel Johnson, Vol. 2 (London, 1806), footnote on p. 427


Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.

Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.

Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.

Liberty is, to the lowest rank of every nation, little more than the choice of working or starving.