“What, then, is this new man, the American? They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. From this promiscuous breed, that race, now called Americans, have arisen.” -- J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
#Men #Scotch #Race
“He who governs himself according to what he calls his principles may be punished either by one party or the other for those very principles. He who proceeds without principle, as chance, timidity, or self-preservation directs, will not perhaps fare better; but he will be less blamed.” -- J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur
#Party #Self #Principles
