I have read their platform, and though I think there are some unsound places in it, I can stand upon it pretty well. But I see nothing in it both new and valuable. 'What is valuable is not new, and what is new is not valuable.'
More from Daniel Webster
The law: It has honored us; may we honor it.
Permalink to quote #18 I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.
Permalink to quote #20 Liberty exists in proportion to wholesome restraint.
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