It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.

Quote by John C Calhoun

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The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.

The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority.

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the...

The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the...

Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.

Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.

In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct.

In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct.

A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of...

A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of...

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but...

The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but...

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

The universe never did make sense; I suspect it was built on government contract.

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...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital...

All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital...

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government...

The dominant purpose of the First Amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us...

I'm very, very concerned about the Bush presidency. I'm worried about the kinds of cuts...

I'm very, very concerned about the Bush presidency. I'm worried about the kinds of cuts...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

A President needs political understanding to run the government, but he may be elected without...

The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders...

The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished...

There is something to be said for government by a great aristocracy which has furnished...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Good government is no substitute for self-government.

Good government is no substitute for self-government.