Bernard of Kilwinning, Chancellor of Scotland and Abbot of Arbroath, addresses the Declaration of Arbroath (a.k.a. Scottish Declaration of Rights) to Pope John XXII (r. 1316 – 1334). The declaration asserts Scotland’s independence and right to self-defense. The final article reads, “It is not for honor or glory or wealth that we fight, but for freedom alone, which no good man gives up except with his life.”
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Magna Carta, Chapter 13
ccc-2point0.com/magna-carta-excerpts
References:
The True Meaning of Patriotism | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty
www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-true-meaning-of-patriotism/
Declaration of Arbroath – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Arbroath
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