malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium Phrase
Meaning:
I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery
Comment
attributed to the Count Palatine of Posen before the Diet of Poland, cited in "The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right" by Jean Jacques Rousseau
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