Daniel Webster Quotes

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens

There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession

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

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures

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.

I was born an American; I live an American; I shall die an American!

Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.

There is always room at the top.