Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.

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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...

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

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 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.

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...

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

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

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

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

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

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

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...

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

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

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable

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...

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.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

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 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...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men...

What is government itself but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...