All that a good government aims at… is to add no unnecessary and artificial aid to the force — James Fenimore Cooper
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a — James Fenimore Cooper
Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions. — James Fenimore Cooper
No civilized society can long exist, with an active power in its bosom that is stronger than the law. — James Fenimore Cooper
It is a misfortune that necessity has induced men to accord greater license to this formidable engine — James Fenimore Cooper
It is a governing principle of nature, that the agency which can produce most good — James Fenimore Cooper
Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. — James Fenimore Cooper
The common faults of american language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms. — James Fenimore Cooper
Slavery is no more sinful, by the christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat — James Fenimore Cooper
Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party. — James Fenimore Cooper
Whenever the government of the united states shall break up, it will probably be in — James Fenimore Cooper
They who have reasoned ignorantly, or who have aimed at effecting their personal ends — James Fenimore Cooper
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
If the newspapers are useful in overthrowing tyrants, it is only to establish a tyranny of their own. — James Fenimore Cooper
The principal advantage of a democracy, is a general elevation in the character of the people. — James Fenimore Cooper
Should we distrust the man because his manners are not our manners, and that his skin is dark? — James Fenimore Cooper
A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country. — James Fenimore Cooper