Here are some Classic Quotes by Daniel Webster (1782-1852) American Statesman
If it's in quotes, it was his words ... if not, it's my own thoughts...
"An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, the power to destroy." ...and yet we allow our government to further destroy us with further tax hikes...
"Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital." ...meaning that the capital comes to those with the energy to earn it...
"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it." ...which we should all be praying for and thinking of and thanking those brave men and women that offer their lives in battle for whatever reasons the government deems necessary, right or wrong...
"He who tampers with the currency robs labor of its bread." ...which means the suits in the air-conditioned offices are always thinking of ways to take a little more and give a little less...
"How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems." ...judge not, lest ye be judged yourself... if you didn't see it, if you've not walked a mile in that man's shoes, then who are you to judge... gossipers...
"I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe... Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger." ...example: 09/11/2001, need I say more...
"I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned." ...simply meaning we're stupid to trust politicians and leaders concerned more with themselves than they are with us...
"It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever." ...isn't that what our government was based on? Then why should the term 'illegal immigrant' even exist?...
"Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together." ...meaning that in order to keep the peace, we must all fight for justice, for what we know is right, for our dreams...
"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." ...without the hardworking farmers of the world, where would the rest of us be? They are the tenders to Mother Earth and should be heard. If the government would listen, they'd know the farmers have proven an alternative to gas problems. Ever heard of Ethanol?...
Our world governments need to go back to the basics; the rights of all men, that all men are created equal, that no man should be discriminated against for any reason, the search for world peace... Peace takes compromise, and only those with closed minds prevent it... Who's side are you on anyway?
If you bothered to read this all the way through, I thank you!
