History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness.
James F. CooperThe vulgar charge that the tendency of democracies is to leveling, meaning to drag all down to the level of the lowest, is singularly untrue; its real tendency being to elevate the depressed to a condition not unworthy of their manhood.
James F. CooperParty leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.
James F. CooperAt no period of the naval history of the world, is it probable that Marines were more important than during the War of the Revolution.
James F. Cooper