Daniel Webster Quotes

American - Statesman | January 18, 1782 - October 24, 1852

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions.

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Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.

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

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Wisdom begins at the end.

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

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

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Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one destiny.

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Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered.

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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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A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

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Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.

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