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We may be tossed upon an ocean where we can see no land - nor, perhaps, the sun or stars. But there is a chart and a compass for us to study, to consult, and to obey. That chart is the Constitution.
Daniel Webster
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Daniel Webster
Age: 70 †
Born: 1782
Born: January 18
Died: 1852
Died: October 25
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New Hampshire
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