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"I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog."
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"In order that all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it."
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"Let no such man be trusted."
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"We must conceive of this whole universe as one commonwealth of which both gods and men are members."
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"Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution."
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"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts."
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"A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery."
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"A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to be good."
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"In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary."
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"A man in passion rides a horse that runs away with him."
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"Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all."
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"Heaven knows that I have done all that a mortal could do, to save the people, and the failure was not my fault, but the fault of others."
People
"It was expected of me that I was to bow to the name of Andrew Jackson... even at the expense of my conscience and judgement. such a thing was new to me, and a total stranger to my principles."
Conscience
"Let your tongue speak what your heart thinks."
Heart
"I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog."
Man
"You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas."
Hell
"I have always supported measures and principles and not men."
Man
"Look at my arms, you will find no party hand-cuff on them."
Party
"We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living."
Sympathy
"We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money."
Money
"The enemy fought with savage fury, and met death with all its horrors, without shrinking or complaining: not one asked to be spared, but fought as long as they could stand or sit."
Death
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