Constitution as established at the Revolution, and a determination to uphold it against innovation, as the best security of our civil and religious liberty." - Meaning and context.">
Letter to Lord Bexley (11 October 1828), quoted in Philip Ziegler, Addington: A Life of Henry Addington, First Viscount Sidmouth (1965), p. 414
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The basis of Protestant Union, and the material of all public declarations against further concession should be an unshaken and inviable attachment to the Constitution as established at the Revolution, and a determination to uphold it against innovation, as the best security of our civil and religious liberty.

— Henry Addington

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The basis of Protestant Union, and the material of all public declarations against further concession should be an unshaken and inviable attachment to the Constitution as established at the Revolution, and a determination to uphold it against innovation, as the best security of our civil and religious liberty." in the context of "Letter to Lord Bexley (11 October 1828), quoted in Philip Ziegler, Addington: A Life of Henry Addington, First Viscount Sidmouth (1965), p. 414" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Henry Addington

About Henry Addington

Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth PC (30 May 1757 – 15 February 1844) was a British Tory statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804.