The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of…

The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.

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I did not hang Calhoun and shoot Clay. - View Quote Details on I did not hang Calhoun and shoot Clay.
John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it! - View Quote Details on John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce…
You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see. - View Quote Details on You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I…
Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. - View Quote Details on Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action…
Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and cherishes it not only as precious but as sacred. He is willing to risk his life in its defense and its conscious that he gains protection while he gives it. - View Quote Details on Every good citizen makes his country’s honor his own, and…
Do they think that I am such a damned fool as to think myself fit for President of the United States? No, sir; I know what I am fit for. I can command a body of men in a rough way, but I am not fit to be President. - View Quote Details on Do they think that I am such a damned fool…
But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing. - View Quote Details on But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by…
Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do not meet my wife there. - View Quote Details on Heaven will be no heaven to me if I do…
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it. - View Quote Details on There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the…
Hemans gallows ought to be the fate of all such ambitious men who would involve their country in civil wars, and all the evils in its train that they might reign & ride on its whirlwinds & direct the Storm– The free people of these United States have spoken, and consigned these wicked demagogues to their proper doom. - View Quote Details on Hemans gallows ought to be the fate of all such…