I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence,…

Quote by Daniel Webster

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Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession

Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that...

Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that...

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

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...

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life

Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor...

Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor...

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.

An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.

An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

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

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

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

The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as...

The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as...

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

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...

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...

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called...

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called...

We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.

We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.

Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable.

Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable.