The wealth and prosperity of the country are only the comeliness of the body, the fullness of the flesh and fat; but the spirit is independent of them; it requires only muscle, bone and nerve for the true exercise of its functions. We cannot lose our liberty, because we cannot cease to think.
ATTRIBUTION:
Humphry, Sir Davy (1778–1829), British chemist, physicist. letter, Aug. 28, 1807.
