“One of the most melancholy consequences of this habit of deferring to other nations, and to other systems, is the fact that it causes us to undervalue the high blessings we so peculiarly enjoy; to render us ungrateful towards God, and to make us unjust to our fellow men, by throwing obstacles in their progress towards liberty.” MenFactsNationsCausesEnjoyLibertyProgressHabitBlessingConsequenceFellowsObstaclesMelancholyThrowingUnjustFellow ManUngrateful Author:James F. Cooper
“It is a melancholy but an undoubted fact, that, even in the most thriving countries, part of the population annually dies of mere want. Not that all who perish from want absolutely die of hunger; though this calamity is of more frequent occurrence than is generally supposed.” WantCountryFactsDiesMereHungerPopulationMelancholyCalamity Book:A treatise on political economy: or, The production, distribution and consumption of wealth Source: A treatise on political economy: or, The production, distribution and consumption of wealth