Quotes from Daniel Webster

Washington is in the clear upper sky.

Labor in this country is independent and proud. It has not to ask the patronage of capital, but capital solicits the aid of labor.

An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy.

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their remembrance be as lasting as the land they honored.

Wisdom begins at the end.

America has furnished to the world the character of Washington. And if our American institutions had done nothing else, that alone would have entitled them to the respect of mankind.

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment—Independence now and Independence forever.

Let us thank God that we live in an age when something has influence besides the bayonet.

Every man's life, liberty, and property are in danger when the Legislature is in session.

Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters.

Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint; the more restraint on others to keep off from us, the more liberty we have.

Mind is the great lever of all things.

We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land—nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there is a chart and a compass for us to study, to consult, and to obey. That chart is the Constitution.

Keep cool; anger is not an argument.

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

Kebohongan bukan cuma berlawanan dengan kebenaran, tetapi juga sering saling bertentangan di antara mereka sendiri.

Where tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders of human civilization.

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.

One country, one constitution, one destiny.

Good intentions will always be pleaded for any assumption of power. The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good master, but they mean to be master.

History is God's providence in human affairs.

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

Whatever makes men good christians, makes them good citizens.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.