Thomas D'Arcy McGee Quote

The two greatest things that all men aim at in any free government are liberty and permanency. We have had liberty enough - too much perhaps in some respects - but at all events, liberty to our hearts content.


Legislative Assembly, February 9, 1865


The two greatest things that all men aim at in any free government are liberty and permanency. We have had liberty enough - too much perhaps in some...

The two greatest things that all men aim at in any free government are liberty and permanency. We have had liberty enough - too much perhaps in some...

The two greatest things that all men aim at in any free government are liberty and permanency. We have had liberty enough - too much perhaps in some...

The two greatest things that all men aim at in any free government are liberty and permanency. We have had liberty enough - too much perhaps in some...