Excerpt from The Political and Financial Opinions of Peter CooperFirst, the independence of a nation must be secured from all foreign dictation, interference, or even undue inuence, in its political and civil life, and in its industrial business and financial interests.Secondly, in domestic administration, equal rights to all should prevail - political, social, and industrial - as necessary to the preserva tion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.These two fundamental principles, he thinks, are far from having been achieved in the history of nations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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