Public emergencies may require the hand of severity to fall heavily on those who are not personally guilty, but compassion prompts, and ever urges to milder methods. Mercy Otis Warren compassionemergencyfall Change image and share on social
It may be a mistake, that man, in a state of nature, is more disposed to cruelty than courtesy. Mercy Otis Warren courtesycrueltydispose Change image and share on social
The bulk of mankind have indeed, in all countries in their turn, been made the prey of ambition. Mercy Otis Warren ambitionbulkcountry Change image and share on social
General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York. Mercy Otis Warren armybulkcity Change image and share on social
The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph. Mercy Otis Warren advantageairamerican Change image and share on social
A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United States was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen of Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, a delegate from the state of Virginia. Mercy Otis Warren americadeclarationdelegate share on social
The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization. Mercy Otis Warren arbitrarycivilizationdegree Change image and share on social
The study of the human character opens at once a beautiful and a deformed picture of the soul. Mercy Otis Warren beautifulcharacterdeform Change image and share on social
A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy. Mercy Otis Warren aristocracybanishdomestic Change image and share on social
