James Fenimore Cooper quotes - page 3

The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority. (James Fenimore Cooper)
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 intrepid woodsmen bowed their heads together, while scalding tears fell to their feet, watering the grave of Uncas like drops of falling rain. View quote
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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 evil. View quote
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The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal. View quote
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It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine, in order to obtain liberty, than can be borne with less important objects in view; for the press, like fire, is an excellent servant, but a terrible master. View quote
James Fenimore Cooper
It should be remembered that men always prize that most which is least enjoyed. Thus, in a new country, the woods and other objects, which in an old country would be maintained at great cost, are got rid of, simply with a view of "improving” as it is called. View quote
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Is it justice to make evil and then punish for it? View quote
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