Government Is A Trust, And The Officers

All Legislation, All Government, All Society Is Founded Upon The Principle Of Mutual Concession, Politeness, Comity, Courtesy; Upon These Everything Is Based...let Him Who Elevates Himself Above Humanity, Above Its Weaknesses, Its Infirmities, Its Wants, Its Necessities, Say, If He Pleases, I Will Never Compromise; But Let No One Who Is Not Above The Frailties Of Our Common Nature Disdain Compromises.

I Have Heard Something Said About Allegiance To The South. I Know No South, No North, No East, No West, To Which I Owe Any Allegiance.

The Gentleman Cannot Have Forgotten His Own Sentiment, Uttered Even On The Floor Of This House, Peaceably If We Can, Forcibly If We Must.

A Man Must Be A Born Fool Who Voluntarily Engages In Controversy With Mr. Adams On A Question Of Fact. I Doubt Whether He Was Ever Mistaken In His Life.

The Constitution Of The United States Was Made Not Merely For The Generation That Then Existed, But For Posterity- Unlimited, Undefined, Endless, Perpetual Posterity.