The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity.

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Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no...

I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no...

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized...

Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized...

An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.

An oppressed people are authorized whenever they can to rise and break their fetters.

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the...

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees. And both the...

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then...

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then...

I would rather be right than President.

I would rather be right than President.

If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean.

If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean.

Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that...

Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that...

Statistics are no substitute for judgment.

Statistics are no substitute for judgment.

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the...

Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the...

Statistics are no substitute for judgment

Statistics are no substitute for judgment

I had rather be right than be President.

I had rather be right than be President.

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most...

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by...

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by...

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

The most dangerous moment for a bad government is when it begins to reform.

When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or...

When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or...