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One Quotes by John C. Calhoun
- The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily…
- A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various powerful interests, combined in one mass, and…
- [The taxing power of the state] divides the community into two great classes: one consisting of those who, in reality, pay the taxes and, of…
- I take higher ground. I hold that in the present state of civilization, where two races of different origin, and distinguished by color, and other…
- It would be well for those interested to reflect whether there now exists, or ever has existed, a wealthy and civilized community in which one…
- Stripped of all its covering, the naked question is, whether ours is a federal or consolidated government; a constitutional or absolute one; a government resting…
- I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to…
- A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into one mass,…
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