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“The institutions under which we live, my countrymen, secure each person in the perfect enjoyment of all his rights.”

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I can never consent to being dictated to.

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On the coming of that tremendous storm which for eight years desolated our country, Mr. Jefferson hesitated not, halted not.

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The applause of his native land is the richest reward to which the patriot ever aspires. It is this for which 'he bears to…

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In 1840 I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs and I foresaw that I was called to a…

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Popularity, I have always thought, may aptly be compared to a coquette-the more you woo her, the more apt is she to elude your…

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Everything dependent on human action is liable to abuse.

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We have continued reason to express our profound gratitude to the Great Creator of All Things for numberless benefits conferred upon us as a…

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Parties are continually changing. The men of today give place to the men of tomorrow, and the idols which one set worship, the next…

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Liberty and equality are captivating sounds, but they often captivate to destroy.

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Our wise men flattered us into the adoption of the banking system under the idea that boundless wealth would result from the adoption.

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When the happy era shall arrive for the emancipation of nations, hastened on as it will be by the example of America, shall they…

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My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt.

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