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

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

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

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...

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my...

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my...

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...

I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.

I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.

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 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...

[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 disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely,...

May the sun in his course visit no land more free, more happy, more lovely,...

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.

He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.

He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.

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...

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

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...

Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which...

Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which...

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint

Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They...

Those who won our independence... valued liberty as an end and as a means. They...

For the saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished liberty is...

For the saddest epitaph which can be carved in memory of a vanished liberty is...