"The ultimate, ripe fruit of freedom is wisdom, moderation and compassion. Its direct consequence, however, is often a horrible sin, increasing error, doubt is the most obvious, blind faith in the most obscure things. His opponents like to expose freedom to the public at this time of crisis... if this kind of wretched hypocrisy triumphed, no good house would ever be built, no good government would be established anywhere in the world.
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Thomas Babington MacaulayAll Translations
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The ultimate, ripe fruit of freedom is wisdom, moderation and compassion. Its direct consequence, however, is often a horrible sin, increasing error, doubt is the most obvious, blind faith in the most obscure things. His opponents like to expose freedom to the public at this time of crisis... if this kind of wretched hypocrisy triumphed, no good house would ever be built, no good government would be established anywhere in the world.
""A szabadság végső, érett gyümölcse a bölcsesség, mérsékletesség és könyörület. Közvetlen következménye viszont gyakran borzalmas bűn, tobzódó tévelygés, kétkedés a legnyilvánvalóbb, vakhit a leghomályosabb dolgokban. Ellenfelei éppen e válságos időszakban szeretik közszemlére állítani a szabadságot... ha az efféle nyomorult álokoskodás diadalt aratna, soha és sehol szerte a világon nem épülne jó ház, nem alakulna jó kormányzat."