He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.

Quote by Daniel Webster

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When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.

When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our destruction, should it...

I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our destruction, should it...

A fair return for their labor so as to have good homes, good clothing, good...

A fair return for their labor so as to have good homes, good clothing, good...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

[I]f we and our posterity reject religious instruction and authority, violate the rules of eternal...

There is always room at the top.

There is always room at the top.

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the...

The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the...

Knowledge is the only fountain both of the love and the principles of human liberty

Knowledge is the only fountain both of the love and the principles of human liberty

There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.

There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.

The law: it has honored us; may we honor it.

The law: it has honored us; may we honor it.

The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other...

The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other...

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which...

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which...

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures

We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on...

We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on...

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades: shoemakers hang out a gigantic...

Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades: shoemakers hang out a gigantic...

The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility...

The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility...

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural...

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural...