Although the political liberty of this country is greater than that of nearly every other civilized nation, its personal liberty is said to be less.
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The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other.James Cooper
If the newspapers are useful in overthrowing tyrants, it is only to establish a tyranny of their own
James Cooper
In America, it is indispensable that every well-wisher of true liberty should understand that acts of tyranny can only proceed from the public. The public, then, is to be watched, in this country, as, in other countries kings and aristocrats are to be watched.
James Cooper
The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority
James Cooper
Equality, in a social sense, may be divided into that of condition and that of rights. Equality of condition is incompatible with civilization, and is found only to exist in those communities that are but slightly removed from the savage state. In practice, it can only mean a common misery.
James Cooper
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