Mr. Webster says of Mr. Adams 'On the day of his death, hearing the noise of bells and cannon, he asked the occasion. On being reminded that it was 'Independent Day,' he replied, 'Independence forever.'
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This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion not an arena for the exhibition of champions.Daniel Webster
Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.
Daniel Webster
We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.
Daniel Webster
Hold on to the Constitution and the republic for which it stands, What has happened once in 6,000 years may never again.
Daniel Webster
When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union on States dissevered, discordant, belligerent on a land rent with civil feuds, or drenched, it may be, in fraternal blood.
Daniel Webster
Mind is the great lever of all things; human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered.
Daniel Webster
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