It Has Been Said That England Invented

One Cannot Make Men Good By Act Of Parliament.

Civilized Ages Inherit The Human Nature Which Was Victorious In Barbarous Ages, And That Nature Is, In Many Respects, Not At All Suited To Civilized Circumstances.

To A Great Experience One Thing Is Essential, An Experiencing Nature.

The Reason Why So Few Good Books Are Written Is, That So Few People That Can Write Know Anything. In General An Author Has Always Lived In A Room, Has Read Books, Has Cultivated Science, Is Acquainted With The Style And Sentiments Of The Best Authors, But He Is Out Of The Way Of Employing His Own Eyes And Ears. He Has Nothing To Hear And Nothing To See. His Life Is A Vacuum.

Under A Presidential Government, A Nation Has, Except At The Electing Moment, No Influence; It Has Not The Ballot-box Before It; Its Virtue Is Gone, And It Must Wait Till Its Instant Of Despotism Again Returns.