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> [I'd rather that England should be free than that England should be compulsorily sober. With freedom we might in the end attain sobriety, but in the other alternative we should eventually lose both freedom and sobriety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-magee/i-d-rather-that-england-should-be-free-than-that-england-should-be/)

William Magee

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## More by William Magee

> [Half of our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel. - John Churton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-magee/half-of-our-mistakes-in-life-arise-from-feeling-where-we-ought-to/)

William Magee

> [I'd rather that England should be free than that England should be compulsorily sober. With freedom we might in the end attain sobriety, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-magee/i-d-rather-that-england-should-be-free-than-that-england-should-be/)

William Magee

> [A man who does not make mistakes does not make anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-magee/a-man-who-does-not-make-mistakes-does-not-make-anything/)

William Magee

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