Nullification means insurrection and war and the other states have a right to...
War is a blessing compared with national degradation.
Every diminution of the public burdens arising from taxation gives to...
Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments but in...
Mischief springs from the power which the moneyed interest derives from a...
Peace above all things is to be desired but blood must sometimes be...
The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against...
The planter the farmer the mechanic and the laborer... form the great body...
It was settled by the Constitution the laws and the whole practice of the...
I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared...
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
Money is power and in that government which pays all the public officers of...
As long as our government is administered for the good of the people and is...
We are beginning a new era in our government. I cannot too strongly urge the...
The people are the government administering it by their agents they are the...
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of...
Our government is founded upon the intelligence of the people. I for one do...
Fear not the people may be deluded for a moment but cannot be corrupted.
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate...
One man with courage makes a majority.
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as...
I like dark humor. My favorite movie of all time is 'Harold and Maude.'