Algernon Sidney or Sydney (14 or 15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist, colonel, and opponent of King Charles II of England, who was charged with plotting against the King and was executed for treason.
Read more about Algernon Sidney: Early Life, English Civil War and Republic, Baltic Ambassador, Exile, Court Maxims, Restoration Crisis: 1677–1683, Discourses Concerning Government, Legacy, Works
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“In vain thou kindlest all thy smoky fire,
For virtue hath this better lesson taught,
Within myself to seek my only hire,
Desiring nought but how to kill desire.”
—Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586)