Daniel Webster Quotes

14th and 19th United States Secretary of State (1782–1852)

Daniel Webster (18 January 1782 – 25 October 1852) was a United States Senator and Secretary of State. Famed for his ability as an orator, Webster was one of the most important figures in the Second Party System from the 1820s to the 1850s.

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Labor in this country is independent and proud. It has not to ask the patronage of capital, but capital solicits the aid of labor.

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

It is, Sir, as I have said, a small college. And yet there are those who love it!

A strong impression that something must be done, is the origin of many bad measures.

Whatever makes men good christians, makes them good citizens.

I shall know but one country. The ends I aim at shall be my country, my God & Truth. I was born an American; I live an American; I shall die an American.

Inconsistencies of opinion, arising from changes of circumstances, are often justifiable.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.

Daniel Webster Quotes

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