There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin.

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In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or...

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or...

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every...

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly...

The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly...

I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in...

I should have loved freedom, I believe, at all times, but in the time in...

It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of...

It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of...

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the...

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the...

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words...

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words...

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for...

In the United States, the majority undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions for...

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet...

Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet...

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive...

The main business of religions is to purify, control, and restrain that excessive and exclusive...

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and...

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

The great advantage of the American is that he has arrived at a state of...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

We dont have a trillion-dollar debt because we havent taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar...

We dont have a trillion-dollar debt because we havent taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar...

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but character, health, knowledge...

Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but character, health, knowledge...