"The tyranny of a prince in an oligarchy is not so dangerous to the public welfare as the apathy of a citizen in a democracy."--Montesquieu, Spirit of the laws, 1748. From the series Great Ideas.

Small Purple Fringe Orchid (Habenaria ps... Mary Vaux Walcott

Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf, a Famous War... George Catlin

An Osage Indian Lancing a Buffalo George Catlin

Anemone canadensis Mary Vaux Walcott

The Picket Guard John Rogers

Pipestone Quarry on the Coteau des Prair... George Catlin