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David M. Potter

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Also known as David Potter

American historian (1910–1971)

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  • Nationalism and sectionalism in America 1775-1877
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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1853-06-03
Active to
1921-03-07

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Quotes

  • Americans have always been especially prone to regard all things as resulting from the free choice of a free will. Probably no people have so little determinism in their philosophy, and as individuals we have regarded our economic status, our matrimonial happiness, and even our eternal salvation as things of our own making. Why should we not then regard our political felicity, likewise, as a virtue which is also virtue's reward?
  • Democracy is clearly most appropriate for countries which enjoy an economic surplus and least appropriate for countries where there is an economic insufficiency.

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date of birth
1910-12-06
date of death
1971-02-18
birth name
David Morris Potter
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