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No man can suffer too much, and no man can fall too soon, if he suffer or if he fall in defense of the liberties and Constitution of his country.

Daniel Webster

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Daniel Webster
Age: 70 †
Born: 1782
Born: January 18
Died: 1852
Died: October 25
Diplomat
Former United States Senator
Lawyer
Politician
Salisbury
New Hampshire
Country
Liberties
Much
Suffer
Men
Defense
Constitution
Soon
Liberty
Suffering
Fall

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Now is the time when men work quietly in the fields and women weep softly in the kitchen the legislature is in session and no man's property is safe.
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Justice is the great interest of man on earth.
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I regard it (the Constitution) as the work of the purest patriots and wisest statesman that ever existed, aided by the smiles of a benign Providence it almost appears a Divine interposition in our behalf... the hand that destroys our Constitution rends our Union asunder forever.
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There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters
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A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.
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The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.
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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.
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Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable.
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A solemn and religious regard to spiritual and eternal things is an indispensable element of all true greatness.
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