Maxioms by James Fenimore Cooper
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as read more
Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner.
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form read more
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.
...no civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
...no civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law.
Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannot read more
Friendship that flows from the heart cannot be frozen by adversity, as the water that flows from the spring cannot congeal in winter.
Those families, you know, are our upper crust, not upper ten
thousand.
Those families, you know, are our upper crust, not upper ten
thousand.
