"The great truth that government was made for……" — John Tyler
"The great truth that government was made for the people and not the people for government has already been established in the practice and by the example of these United States, and we can do no other than contemplate its further exemplification by a sister republic with the deepest interest."
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John Tyler
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18 Quotes by John Tyler
John Tyler has 18 quotes on this site.
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Here lies the body of my good horse, The General. For years he bore me around the circuit of my…
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I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free.
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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…
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Let it be henceforth proclaimed to the world that man's conscience was created free; that he is no longer accountable…
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The United States have adventured upon a great and noble experiment, which is believed to have been hazarded in the…
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If the tide of defamation and abuse shall turn, and my administration come to be praised, future Vice-Presidents who may…
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In 1840 I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs and I foresaw that I…
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If we find ourselves increasing beyond example in numbers, in strength, in wealth, in knowledge, in everything which promotes human…
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So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be…
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It was hard graft all the way and a good result in the end.
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The United States has adventured upon a great and noble experiment . . . of total separation of Church and…
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Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.
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