• Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

  Mary McCarthy
  American author 1912-1989
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. individual
2. inherent
3. bestowed
4. behavior
5. pending
6. trust

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Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior. by : Mary McCarthy

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