The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. – Daniel Webster
The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. – Daniel Webster
Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital. – Daniel Webster
This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions. – Daniel Webster