"We are laying the foundations of a government,……" — Caleb Cushing

"We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids."

— Caleb Cushing

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24 Quotes by Caleb Cushing

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Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your…
Upon the Constitution, upon the pre-existing legal rights of the People, as understood in this country and in England, I…
Here, again, as I conceive, gentlemen forget that this government is a republican one, resting exclusively in the intelligence and…
And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to receive and hear the petitions…
It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by…
I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at least; to be drawn or…
The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins.
Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look at the question, as I…
Sir, I am a republican; and I desire to see this House observe the principles of that democracy which is…
You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption…
I maintain that the House is bound by the Constitution to receive the petitions; after which, it will take such…
The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of…

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Ignorance and a narrow education lay the foundation of vice, and imitation and custom rear it up. — Mary Astell
Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the… — Saint Augustine
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist… — Saint Augustine
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?… — Saint Augustine
We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law. — Mahmoud Abbas
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
Informed by our sad experience of history, we require nothing short of a foundation for lasting democracy. — Ibrahim Babangida
I think it's really terrifying that a country based on the foundations and ideals of God, is now systematically removing… — Stephen Baldwin
When you have a spiritual foundation, you look at poverty differently then. — Dennis Banks
Fear is the foundation of most governments. — John Adams
We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. — Jean Baudrillard
Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality. — Henry Ward Beecher

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