"The fine arts, both in those who cultivate……" — Joel Barlow
"The fine arts, both in those who cultivate and those only who admire them, open and expand the mind to great ideas. They inspire liberal feelings, create a harmony of temper, favorable to a sense of justice and a habit of moderation in our social intercourse."
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9 Quotes by Joel Barlow
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In raising a people from slavery to freedom, you have called them to act on a new theatre; and it…
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The danger (where there is any) from armed citizens, is only to the *government*, not to *society*; and as long…
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[The disarming of citizens] has a double effect, it palsies the hand and brutalizes the mind: a habitual disuse of…
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How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?
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There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.
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I sing the sweets I know, the charms I feel, my morning incense, and my evening meal, the sweets of…
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A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves,…
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It is because the people are citizens that they are with safety armed.
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