“There are, indeed, few merrier spectacles than that of many windmills bickering together in a fresh breeze over a woody country; their halting alacrity of movement, their pleasant business, making bread all day with uncouth gesticulation; their air, gigantically human, as of a creature half alive, put a spirit of romance into the tamest landscape.” HumansCountryTogetherRomanceSpiritHalfAliveAirMovementWindCreaturesBreadLandscapePleasantBreezeWoodySpectaclesBickeringWindmillsUncouthAlacrity Book:Dreams of elsewhere: the selected travel writings of Robert Louis Stevenson Source: Dreams of elsewhere: the selected travel writings of Robert Louis Stevenson
“Nine-tenths of the people are at present freeholders... The time is not distant when this country will abound with mechanics and manufacturers who will receive their bread from their employers. Will such men be the secure and faithful guardians of liberty? Give the votes to people who have no property, and they will sell them to the rich who will be able to buy them.” PeopleMenGivingCountryWisdomAblePoliticsLibertyEconomyRichVoteSellsPropertyNineBreadSecureFaithfulLiberalismMechanicGuardianEmployers Author:Gouverneur Morris