"On the human imagination, events produce the effects……" — James F. Cooper
"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 has lived long; and the history that most abounds in important incidents, soonest assumes the aspect of antiquity."
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James F. Cooper
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72 Quotes by James F. Cooper
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Contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed.
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Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving to the citizen as much freedom of action and of being…
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Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another…
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Liberty is not a matter of words, but a positive and important condition of society. Its greatest safeguard after placing…
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Individuality is the aim of political liberty
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Perfection is always found in maturity, whether it be in the animal or in the intellectual world. Reflection is the…
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The very existence of government at all, infers inequality. The citizen who is preferred to office becomes the superior of…
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The press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master.
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The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of…
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No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
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Principles . . . become modified in practice, by facts.
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Ignorance and superstition ever bear a close and mathematical relation to each other.
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