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Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Arts Begins Civilization Cultivation Earth Farmers Follow Forget Founders Important Labor Let Us Man Most Other The Most Important Therefore Us Will

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There is always room at the top.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Always Room Top

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The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Ages Been Contest Executive Executive Power Grasp Liberty Power Rescue

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Let it be borne on the flag under which we rally in every exigency, that we have one country, one constitution, one destiny.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Borne Constitution Country Destiny Every Flag One Country Rally Which

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When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Arts Begins Civilization Farmers Follow Founders Human Other Therefore

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What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Does Gives Him Immortality Man Others

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The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people.

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Topics: Answerable By The People For The People Government Made People

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There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Confession Refuge Suicide

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Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Christians Citizens Good Good Citizens Makes Men Them Whatever

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There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.

~Daniel Webster

Topics: Nothing Often Powerful Strange Truth

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: January 18th, 1782

Died: October 24th, 1852

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