Despotism Quote by Richard Henry Dana, Jr

“It is always observable that the physical and the exact sciences are the last to suffer under despotisms.”

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Sin hath broke the world's sweet peace--unstrung Th' harmonious chords to which the angels sung.

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O sin, what hast thou done to this fair earth!

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If Despotism failed only for want of a capable benevolent despot, what chance has Democracy, which requires a whole population of capable voters.

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