America stands armed with resolution and virtue; but she still recoils at the idea of drawing the sword against the nation from whom she derived her origin. Yet Britain, like an unnatural parent, is ready to plunge her dagger into the …
- Lived
- 1728–1814
- Born
- Barnstable
- Died
- Plymouth
- Nationality
- United States
- Known as
- historian, playwright, writer, philosopher
- Era
- 19th century
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The waves have rolled in upon me, the billows have repeatedly broken over me: yet I am not sunk down.
Even the Italian master in politicks, the subtle and renouned Machiavel acknowledges, that no republic ever yet stood on a stable foundation without satisfying the common people.
The rights of individuals ought to be the primary object of all government, and cannot be too securely guarded by the most explicit declarations in their favor.