J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Professions : Writer Born : December 31, 1735 Died : November 12, 1813 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Men are like plants; the goodness and flavor of the fruit proceeds from the peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow. We are nothing but what we derive from the air we breathe, the climate we inhabit, the government we obey, the system of religion we profess, and the nature of our employment. J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur air inspirational men 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 scotch race men 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 punishment party self Most elegantly finished in all parts, [the hummingbird] is a miniature work of our Great Parent, who seems to have formed it the smallest, and at the same time the most beautiful of the winged species. J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur hummingbirds parent beautiful Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
