Quotes by Cooper, James F.

The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, an >>

A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment >>

It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for >>

Quotations about Slavery

Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips, others by their restle >>

Talk about slavery! It is not the peculiar institution of the South. I >>

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of >>

Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want.

Cooper, James F.