In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of the people, but be appointed for not more than seven years. The people would always re-elect the good…

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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...

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...

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 duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as...

The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as...

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is...

As long as our government is administered for the good of the people, and is...

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 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...

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which...

Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a paper currency which...

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...

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the...

The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the...

War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

War is a blessing compared with national degradation.

Elevate those guns a little lower.

Elevate those guns a little lower.

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of...

There is nothing that I shudder at more than the idea of a separation of...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

It was settled by the Constitution, the laws, and the whole practice of the government...

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

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

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred,...

I feel in the depths of my soul that it is the highest, most sacred,...

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...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to...

Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.

Ask not what the government can do for you. Ask why it doesn't.

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

If the single man plant himself indomitably on his instincts, and there abide, the huge...

There is no bigger pain in heart than knowing the right but doing not the...

There is no bigger pain in heart than knowing the right but doing not the...