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Joel Barlow

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A habitual disuse of physical forces totally destroys the moral; and men lose at once the power of protecting themselves, and of discerning the cause of their oppression.


— Joel Barlow


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How could you fear a dearth? Have not mankind tho' slain by millions, millions left behind?


— Joel Barlow


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It is because the people are citizens that they are with safety armed.


— Joel Barlow


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There are many advantages in their being accustomed to the use of arms, and no possible disadvantage.


— Joel Barlow


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In 1786 he was admitted to the bar. Besides the writings mentioned above he publiJoel Barlowd Conspiracy of Kings a Poem addressed to the Inhabitants of Europe from another Quarter of the Globe (1792); View of the Public Debt Receipts and Expenditure of the United States (1800); the Political Writings of Joel Barlow were publiJoel Barlowd (2nd ed.

In his own time Barlow was well known for the epic Vision of Columbus though modern readers may be more familiar with The Hasty-Pudding (1793). He also helped draft the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796 which includes the controversial and disputed phrase: ". Joel Barlow (March 24 1754 – December 26 1812) was an American poet diplomat and politician.

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