The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough.

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I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for...

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for...

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

The Constitution and the laws are supreme and the Union indissoluble.

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to...

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it...

Nullification means insurrection and war; and the other states have a right to put it...

One man with courage makes a majority.

One man with courage makes a majority.

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the...

The people are the government, administering it by their agents; they are the government, the...

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the...

The safety of the republic being the supreme law, and Texas having offered us the...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it...

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it...

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

The individual who refuses to defend his rights when called by his government deserves to...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to...

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

Every good citizen makes his country's honor his own, and cherishes it not only as...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with...

I have learned now that while those who speak about ones miseries usually hurt, those...

I have learned now that while those who speak about ones miseries usually hurt, those...

The only real equality is in the cemetery

The only real equality is in the cemetery

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them

Death and taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.

Trouble brings experience, and experience brings wisdom.