Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom.
John Philpot Curran Quotes
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt.
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| Birth: | 24th July, 1750 |
| Death: | 14th October, 1817 |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Profession: | Politician |
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John Philpot Curran was born in Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland. He was an Irish politician and lawyer. He studied law at Trinity College, Dublin and continued his legal studies at King's Inns and the Middle Temple. He was called to the Irish bar in 1775. He served as Member of Parliament for Kilbeggan (1783-1790), for Rathcormack (1790-1798), and for Banagher (1800-1801). He was appointed Master of the Rolls in Ireland in 1806, following Pitt's replacement by a more liberal cabinet.
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