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

Quote by Daniel Webster

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One country, one constitution, one destiny

One country, one constitution, one destiny

I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes...

I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes...

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...

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

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

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

[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...

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.

Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would...

Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would...

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

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...

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

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

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...

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our...

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our...

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard...

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard...

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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