From a very early age I had imbibed the opinion that it was every man's duty to do all that lay in his power to leave his country as good as he had found it.
Freedom is not an empty sound; it is not an abstract idea; it is not a thing that nobody can feel. It means, - and it means nothing else, - the full … - William Cobbett
Freedom is not an empty sound; it is not an abstract idea; it is not a thing that nobody can feel. It means, - and it means nothing else, - the full …
- William Cobbett
To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility. - William Cobbett
To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.
Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write. - William Cobbett
Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.
All my plans in private life; all my pursuits; all my designs, wishes, and thoughts, have this one great object in view: the overthrow of the ruffian… - William Cobbett
All my plans in private life; all my pursuits; all my designs, wishes, and thoughts, have this one great object in view: the overthrow of the ruffian…
Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has… - William Cobbett
Another great evil arising from this desire to be thought rich; or rather, from the desire not to be thought poor, is the destructive thing which has…
You may twist the word freedom as long as you please, but at last it comes to quiet enjoyment of your own property, or it comes to nothing. Why do me… - William Cobbett
You may twist the word freedom as long as you please, but at last it comes to quiet enjoyment of your own property, or it comes to nothing. Why do me…
It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world. - William Cobbett
It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent. - William Cobbett
Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.
Dancing is at once rational & healthful: it gives animal spirits; it is the natural amusement of young people, & such it has been from the days of Mo… - William Cobbett
Dancing is at once rational & healthful: it gives animal spirits; it is the natural amusement of young people, & such it has been from the days of Mo…
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