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"There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters." -
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Top 5 quotes from Daniel Webster
"It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever."
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"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
"There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters."
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