All Daniel Webster Quotes
The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it.
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A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.
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The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.
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I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.
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It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.
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An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.
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Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.
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God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.
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On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions.
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The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.
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When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.
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A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.
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No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.
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