The Object Of A Constitution Is To

I Never Know What South Carolina Thinks Of A Measure. I Never Consult Her. I Act To The Best Of My Judgment, And According To My Conscience. If She Approves, Well And Good. If She Does Not, Or Wishes Any One To Take My Place, I Am Ready To Vacate. We Are Even.

Protection And Patriotism Are Reciprocal.

A Power Has Risen Up In The Government Greater Than The People Themselves, Consisting Of Many And Various Powerful Interests, Combined In One Mass, And Held Together By The Cohesive Power Of The Vast Surplus In Banks.

Property Is In Its Nature Timid And Seeks Protection, And Nothing Is More Gratifying To Government Than To Become A Protector.

I Never Use The Word Nation In Speaking Of The United States. I Always Use The Word Union Or Confederacy. We Are Not A Nation But A Union, A Confederacy Of Equal And Sovereign States.