The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

Quote by Daniel Webster

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The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other...

The right of an inventor to his invention is no monopoly - in any other...

Wisdom begins at the end.

Wisdom begins at the end.

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...

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

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...

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.

There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.

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

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

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

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

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

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

A fair return for their labor so as to have good homes, good clothing, good...

A fair return for their labor so as to have good homes, good clothing, good...

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

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

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...

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural...

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural...

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.

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 always room at the top.

There is always room at the top.