 | John A. Richardson - English literature - 2004 - 210 pages
...essays in the London Journal, and as the hero of Addison's play. In the latter he is made to declare: in Cato's judgment, A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage.' Three things are important in this quotation. First, virtue and liberty are linked so... | |
 | Steven Fantina - American essays - 2006 - 254 pages
...Thomas Jefferson Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. —George Washington A day — an hour — of virtuous liberty is worth a whole eternity of bondage. — Joseph Acjcjison America 'from sea to shining sea' (is) the greatest country in the world, 'the... | |
 | Edward G. Gray - Biography & Autobiography - 2008 - 238 pages
...tyrant, even one so manifestly more powerful than he, Cato commits suicide. The play's message was clear: A day, an hour of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity of bondage. (II, i) No price was too great to pay for even a moment of liberty. In the decade that preceded the... | |
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A day, an hour, of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage. 
