Great Throughts Treasury

This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.

Algernon Sidney or Sydney

English Politician, Republican Political Theorist, Colonel, and Opponent of King Charles II of England

"Virtue is the dictate of reason, or the remains of the divine light, by which men are made beneficent and beneficial to each other."

"God helps those who help themselves."

"Liars ought to have good memories."