Best James F. Cooper Sayings
- Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick… All
- It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good, when perverted from its proper aim, is most productive of… Agency
- All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that which he partakes in common with all around… All
- All that a good government aims at... is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force of its own unavoidable consequences, and to… Abstain
- It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their… Besetting
- America owes most of its social prejudices to the exaggerated religious opinions of the different sects which were so instrumental in establishing the colonies. America
- A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own… Active
- Chingachgook grasped the hand that, in the warmth of feeling, the scout had stretched across the fresh earth, and in that attitude of friendship these… Across
- An interesting fiction... however paradoxical the assertion may appear... addresses our love of truth- not the mere love of facts expressed by true names and… Addresses
- History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness. Apt
- God planted the seeds of all the trees," continued Hetty, after a moment's pause, "and you see to what a height and shade they have… All
- tis hard to live in a world where all look upon you as below them. All
- On the human imagination, events produce the effects of time. Thus, he who has travelled far and seen much, is apt to fancy that he… Abounds
- On the human imagination events produce the effects of time. Effects
- Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is… Civilization
- The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal. All
- The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority. Abuse
- The affairs of life embrace a multitude of interests, and he who reasons in any one of them, without consulting the rest, is a visionary… Affair
- Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannogt congeal in winter. Adversity
- The air, the water and the ground are free gifts to man and no one has the power to portion them out in parcels. Man… Air
- The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior to those who are not, so… All
- It is the besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which the masses of men exhibit… Besetting