Daniel Webster

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

The materials of wealth are in the earth, in the seas, and in their natural and unaided productions.

Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.

He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread.

Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.

Man is a special being, and if left to himself, in an isolated condition, would be one of the weakest creatures; but associated with his kind, he works wonders.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

No man not inspired can make a good speech without preparation.

We are all agents of the same supreme power, the people.