“It is singular to look round upon a country where the dreams of sages, smiled at as utopian, seem distinctly realized, a people voluntarily submitting to laws of their own imposing, with arms in their hands respecting the voice of a government which their breath created and which their breath could in a moment destroy!”
Quote by Frances Wright
Work
Views of society and manners in America: in a series of letters from that country to a friend in England, during the years 1818, 1819, and 1820
This book presents a series of letters written from America to a friend in England, covering the years 1818, 1819, and 1820. The letters offer insights into the social and cultural aspects of early 19th-century America, providing a unique perspective on the country's society and manners during that time. more
Author
Frances Wright
Frances Wright was an American writer and social reformer, born on September 6, 1795, and died on December 13, 1852. She is known for her advocacy of women's rights, abolition of slavery, and socialist ideas. more