Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together. Wherever her temple stands, and so long as it is duly honored, there is a foundation for general security, general happiness, and the improvement and progress of our race.
Daniel WebsterHow little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems.
Daniel WebsterThere is not a more dangerous experiment than to place property in the hands of one class, and political power in those of another... If property cannot retain the political power, the political power will draw after it the property.
Daniel WebsterWe have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.
Daniel Webster