Philip Freneau

Philip Freneau

Philip Morin Freneau (January 2, 1752 – December 18, 1832) was an American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the American Revolution".

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    Justice is simply the advantage of the stronger.
    —Thrasymachus 5th century B.C., Greek philosopher. The Presocratics, p. 259, ed. Philip Wheelwright, The Bobbs-Merrill Co., Inc. (1960)

    Fair flower, that dost so comely grow,
    Hid in this silent, dull retreat,
    —Philip Freneau (1752–1832)