Whatever may be the changes produced by man, the eternal round of the seasons is unbroken.
James F. CooperThe minority of a country is never known to agree, except in its efforts to reduce and oppress the majority.
James F. CooperParty leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.
James F. CooperNo 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. CooperHow easy it is for generous sentiments, high courtesy, and chivalrous courage to lose their influence beneath the chilling blight of selfishness, and to exhibit to the world a man who was great in all the minor attributes of character, but who was found wanting when it became necessary to prove how much principle is superior to policy.
James F. Cooper