Who said "He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty....
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""He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates his duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
— Thomas Paine
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M$It was in fact Thomas Paine in his Dissertation on First Principles of Government.
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