The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people

Quote by Daniel Webster

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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,...

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor...

Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor...

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 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...

How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that...

How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that...

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...

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...

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

[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...

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called...

Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called...

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

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

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own...

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own...

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution

It is the confession, not the priest, that gives us absolution