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Anarchy is law and freedom without force.Despotism is law and force without freedom.Barbarism force without freedom and law.Republicanism is force with freedom and law.

Anarchy is law and freedom without force.Despotism is law and force without freedom.Barbarism force without freedom and law.Republicanism is force with freedom and law.
Immanuel Kant ↗

Approximate author period: c. 1764 AD · early modern

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Immanuel Kant
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Approximate author period: c. 1764 AD · early modern
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