Notwithstanding the unaccountable apathy with which of late years the Indians have been sometimes abandoned to their enemies, it i...s not to be doubted that it is the good pleasure and the understanding of all humane persons in the Republic, of the men and the matrons sitting in the thriving independent families all over the land, that they shall be duly cared for; that they shall taste justice and love from all to whom we have delegated the office of dealing with them.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I have always considered it as treason against the great republic of human nature, to make any man's virtues the means of deceivin...g him.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Universal empire is the prerogative of a writer. His concerns are with all mankind, and though he cannot command their obedience, ...he can assign them their duty. The Republic of Letters is more ancient than monarchy, and of far higher character in the world than the vassal court of Britain.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
A queen driven from her throne, naked, in winter snows, like Elizabeth of Hungary, suffers more than she who wanders from a snow-b...eleaguered hut every day; the woman who has had the most suffers the most.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Paper is cheap, and authors need not now erase one book before they write another. Instead of cultivating the earth for wheat and ...potatoes, they cultivate literature, and fill a place in the Republic of Letters. Or they would fain write for fame merely, as others actually raise crops of grain to be distilled into brandy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I became the Incredible Shrinking Mother the year they started junior high. If our relationship today depended on physical clout, ...I would have about the same influence with them that the republic of Liechtenstein has on world politics.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »