<div>Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to guard it fiercely and expound it as a tangible way of living for flawed human beings. Read by Helen Lloyd.<br>
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<a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/">Engelsberg Ideas</a> is funded by the <a href="https://axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/">Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit</a>.<br>
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Image: Procession in Piazza San Marco by Gentile Bellini, 1496. Credit: Peter Barritt / Alamy Stock Photo</div>

Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to guard it fiercely and expound it as a tangible way of living for flawed human beings. Read by Helen Lloyd. Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Image: Procession in Piazza San Marco by Gentile Bellini, 1496. Credit: Peter Barritt / Alamy Stock Photo

Liberty was central to the idea of Venice, but was remarkably fragile. The republic had to guard it fiercely and expound it as a tangible way of living for flawed human beings. Read by Helen Lloyd.<br>
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<a href="https://engelsbergideas.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Engelsberg Ideas</a> is funded by the <a href="https://axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit</a>.<br>
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Image: Procession in Piazza San Marco by Gentile Bellini, 1496. Credit: Peter Barritt / Alamy Stock Photo

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