The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion.
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"The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion." — Matthew Arnold
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The need of expansion is as genuine an instinct in man as the need in a plant for the light, or the need in man himself for going upright. The love of liberty is simply the instinct in man for expansion. — Matthew Arnold
About Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold was a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1822–1888).
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This quote is attributed to Matthew Arnold, a Poet from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Matthew Arnold lived from 1822 – 1888.