Creative Quotations from . . .
James Harrington
(1611-1677) born on Jan 07
English political philosopher. "His major work, "The Common-wealth of Oceana," 1656, was a restatement of Aristotle's theory of constitutional stability and revolution."
 
   
F
No man can be a politician, except he be first a historian or a traveller; for except he can see what must be, or what may be, he is no politician."

R
"Every man, either to his terror or consolation, has some sense of religion."
A
"Vice: Whatever was passion in the contemplation of man, being brought forth by his will into action."
N
The Colonies . . . are yet babes that cannot live without sucking the breasts of their mother-Cities . . .
K
The Law is but words and paper without the hands of swords of men.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""The Commonwealth of Oceana," 1656."
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: "In "The New Webster's Dictionary of Quotations and Famous Phrases," by Donald Bolander, 1987."
N: ""The Commonwealth of Oceana," 1656."
K: ""The Commonwealth of Oceana," 1656."



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