John C. Calhoun Quotes

Measures of policy are necessarily controlled by circumstances; and, consequently, what may be wise and expedient under certain circumstances might be eminently unwise and impolitic under different circumstances. To persist in acting in the same way under circumstances essentially different would be folly and obstinacy, and not consistency.

John C. Calhoun

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 18, 1782 - March 31, 1850

Topics

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Much of America rooted for Mr. Obama simply because he is black.

Andrew Breitbart

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There's just a proliferation of blogs and the chattering classes and people talking. More avenues for people to make their feelings known, which is good.

Anderson Cooper

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I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

Robert Kagan

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Most people who succeed in the face of seemingly impossible conditions are people who simply don't know how to quit.

Robert H. Schuller

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As a child of West Texas, I identify with Hispanic culture every bit as much as I do North American culture.

Tommy Lee Jones

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As I've evolved, I'm capable of doing a lot of things at once, but really, as an entrepreneur and business person, it's more about adding the right structure to be able to handle scaling all those things as opposed to being at the forefront of doing a lot of them.

Rob Dyrdek

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For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement.

Mikheil Saakashvili

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If you decide you want to work in the film industry, you just have to bite the bullet and take other jobs until the proper jobs come in.

Luke Evans

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All men and women need a roof over their heads and need to be fed and have proper health care. I don't know that I believed that, or even understood that, in the early days.

Jon Huntsman, Sr.

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The papers are only going to show what they want the readers to see. It's all propaganda, to be honest.

Dionne Bromfield

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I'm much happier talking with people than I am flirting with them.

Anne Hathaway

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We have a product for sale called news, and I'm a salesman.

Shepard Smith

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