John L O'Sullivan

John L O'Sullivan (1813 - 1895), full name John Louis O'Sullivan, was an American journalist, columnist and editor who is known for supporting the annexation of Texas and the Oregon Country to the United States, for which he used the term "manifest destiny" in 1845.

Wisdom & Quotes

• All government is evil. ... The best government is that which governs least.

- Introduction, The United States Magazine and Democratic Review, 1837

• Our manifest destiny is to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions.

- United States Magazine, July-August, 1845

Henry Ward Beecher