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

Quote by Daniel Webster

Topics: Confession Quotes

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.

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

Keep cool; anger is not an argument

There is always room at the top.

There is always room at the top.

[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...

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation

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

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

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

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...

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.

One country, one constitution, one destiny.

One country, one constitution, one destiny.

Keep cool; anger is not an argument.

Keep cool; anger is not an argument.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.

Wisdom begins at the end.

Wisdom begins at the end.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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...