I want no presidency; I want to do my duty. No denunciations here, or out of this House, can deflect me a… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Restore, without delay, the equilibrium between revenue and expenditures, which has done so much to destroy our credit and derange the whole… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Every increase of protective duties is necessarily followed, in the present condition of our country, by an expansion of the currency, which… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
I hold it to be the most monstrous proposition ever uttered within the Senate that conquering a country like Mexico, the President… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
I hold that there is a mysterious connection between the fate of this country and that of Mexico; so much so that… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
In 1828 we raised the duties, on an average, to nearly fifty per cent, when the debt was on the eve of… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It has been lately urged in a very respectable quarter that it is the mission of this country to spread civil and… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It would be well for those interested to reflect whether there now exists, or ever has existed, a wealthy and civilized community… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
I would rather be an independent senator, governed by my own views, going for the good of the country, uncontrolled by any… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It is no less the duty of the minority than a majority to endeavour to defend the country. — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The country is filled with energetic and enterprising men, rendered desperate by being reduced from affluence to poverty through the vicissitudes of… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
What is a permanent loan but a mortgage upon the wealth and industry of the country? It is the only form of… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The danger in our system is that the general government, which represents the interests of the whole, may encroach on the states, which represent… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Of the two, I considered it more important to avoid a war with England about Oregon than a war with Mexico, important as I… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
The error is in the assumption that the General Government is a party to the constitutional compact. The States ... formed the compact, acting… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
There is not an example on record of any free state holding a province of the same extent and population without disastrous consequences. The… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It is a remarkable fact in the political history of man that there is scarcely an instance of a free constitutional government which has… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more difficult than to equalize the action of the government in reference to the various and diversified interests of the community; and… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
I am not one of those who believe that we are bound to vote supplies to cover a deficiency in the treasury whenever called… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into one… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
It has been lately urged in a very respectable quarter that it is the mission of this country to spread civil and religious liberty… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Let a durable and firm peace be established and this government be confined rigidly to the few great objects for which it was instituted,… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Once established with Great Britain, it would not be difficult, with moderation and prudence, to establish permanent peace with the rest of the world,… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
