“The danger of modern liberty is that, absorbed in the enjoyment of our private independence, and in the pursuit of our particular interests, we should surrender our right to share in political power too easily.”

About Benjamin Constant

Political Theorist • Swiss-French

Benjamin Constant was a Swiss-French political theorist, writer, and politician who was a prominent figure in French liberalism. He is best known for his influential 1819 lecture, "The Liberty of Ancients Compared with...