Top 80 James F. Cooper Quotes (2024 Update)
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James F. Cooper Quote: “I do not pretend that all that white men do is properly Christianized...”

51. “I do not pretend that all that white men do is properly Christianized...”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Property is desirable as the ground work of moral independence, as a means of improving the faculties, and of doing good to others, and as the agent in all that distinguishes the civilized man from the savage.”

52. “Property is desirable as the ground work of moral independence, as a means of improving the faculties, and of doing good to others, and as the agent in all that distinguishes the civilized man from the savage.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Much was said and written, at the time, concerning the policy of adding the vast regions of Louisiana, to the already immense, and but half-tenanted territories of the United-States.”

53. “Much was said and written, at the time, concerning the policy of adding the vast regions of Louisiana, to the already immense, and but half-tenanted territories of the United-States.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Some changes of language are to be regretted, as they lead to false inferences, and society is always a loser by mistaking names for things.”

54. “Some changes of language are to be regretted, as they lead to false inferences, and society is always a loser by mistaking names for things.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “No one, who is familiar with the bustle and activity of an American commercial town, would recognise, in the repose which now reigns in the ancient mart of Rhode Island, a place that, in its day, has been ranked amongst the most important ports along the whole line of our extended coast.”

55. “No one, who is familiar with the bustle and activity of an American commercial town, would recognise, in the repose which now reigns in the ancient mart of Rhode Island, a place that, in its day, has been ranked amongst the most important ports along the whole line of our extended coast.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “The flesh is sweeter, where the creature has some chance for its life; for that reason, I always use a single ball, even if it be at a bird or a squirrel; besides, it saves lead, for, when a body knows how to shoot, one piece of lead is enough for all, except hard-lived animals.”

56. “The flesh is sweeter, where the creature has some chance for its life; for that reason, I always use a single ball, even if it be at a bird or a squirrel; besides, it saves lead, for, when a body knows how to shoot, one piece of lead is enough for all, except hard-lived animals.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “It is seldom men think of death in the pride of their health and strength.”

57. “It is seldom men think of death in the pride of their health and strength.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal; while the more practiced veteran made his arrangements with a deliberation that scorned every appearance of haste.”

58. “The novice in the military art flew from point to point, retarding his own preparations by the excess of his violent and somewhat distempered zeal; while the more practiced veteran made his arrangements with a deliberation that scorned every appearance of haste.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Superstition is a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.”

59. “Superstition is a quality that seems indigenous to the ocean.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “On the human imagination events produce the effects of time.”

60. “On the human imagination events produce the effects of time.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is.”

61. “No star seemed less than what science has taught us that it is.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.”

62. “The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “A single glance at the map will make the reader acquainted with the position of the eastern coast of the island of Great Britain, as connected with the shores of the opposite continent.”

63. “A single glance at the map will make the reader acquainted with the position of the eastern coast of the island of Great Britain, as connected with the shores of the opposite continent.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “They who have reasoned ignorantly, or who have aimed at effecting their personal ends by flattering the popular feeling, have boldly affirmed that ‘one man is as good as another;’ a maxim that is true in neither nature, revealed morals, nor political theory.”

64. “They who have reasoned ignorantly, or who have aimed at effecting their personal ends by flattering the popular feeling, have boldly affirmed that ‘one man is as good as another;’ a maxim that is true in neither nature, revealed morals, nor political theory.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “I’ve heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlements, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests.”

65. “I’ve heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlements, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “It’s wisest always to be so clad that our friends need not ask us for our names.”

66. “It’s wisest always to be so clad that our friends need not ask us for our names.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Liberty is not a matter of words, but a positive and important condition of society. Its greatest safeguard after placing its foundations in a popular base, is in the checks and balances imposed on the public servants.”

67. “Liberty is not a matter of words, but a positive and important condition of society. Its greatest safeguard after placing its foundations in a popular base, is in the checks and balances imposed on the public servants.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “If we would have civilization and the exertion indispensable to its success, we must have property; if we have property, we must have its rights; if we have the rights of property, we must take those consequences of the rights of property which are inseparable from the rights themselves.”

68. “If we would have civilization and the exertion indispensable to its success, we must have property; if we have property, we must have its rights; if we have the rights of property, we must take those consequences of the rights of property which are inseparable from the rights themselves.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Individuality is the aim of political liberty.”

69. “Individuality is the aim of political liberty.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “We are all human, and all do wrong.”

70. “We are all human, and all do wrong.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Death is appalling to those of the most iron nerves, when it comes quietly and in the stillness and solitude of night.”

71. “Death is appalling to those of the most iron nerves, when it comes quietly and in the stillness and solitude of night.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “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.”

72. “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 F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.”

73. “The minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it.”

74. “A refined simplicity is the characteristic of all high bred deportment, in every country, and a considerate humanity should be the aim of all beneath it.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “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.”

75. “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.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.”

76. “The disposition of all power is to abuses, nor does it at all mend the matter that its possessors are a majority.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions.”

77. “Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “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.”

78. “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.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “Aristocracy: A combination of many powerful men, for the purpose of maintaining their own particular interests. It is consequently a concentration of all the most effective parts of a community for a given end, hence its energy, efficiency and success.”

79. “Aristocracy: A combination of many powerful men, for the purpose of maintaining their own particular interests. It is consequently a concentration of all the most effective parts of a community for a given end, hence its energy, efficiency and success.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.”

80. “The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity, since the tastes, knowledge, and principles of the majority form the tribunal of appeal.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed.”

81. “Contact with the affairs of state is one of the most corrupting of the influences to which men are exposed.”

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James F. Cooper Quote: “These families, you know, are our upper crust, not upper ten thousand.”

82. “These families, you know, are our upper crust, not upper ten thousand.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “America owes most of its social prejudices to the exaggerated religious opinions of the different sects which were so instrumental in establishing the colonies.”

83. “America owes most of its social prejudices to the exaggerated religious opinions of the different sects which were so instrumental in establishing the colonies.”

— James F. Cooper

James F. Cooper Quote: “Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.”

84. “Battles, unlike bargains, are rarely discussed in society.”

— James F. Cooper

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