John C. Calhoun Quotes
Top 21 wise famous quotes and sayings by John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from John C. Calhoun on Wise Famous Quotes.
War may make us great, but let it never be forgotten that peace only can make us both great and free.
A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the Constitution is stable. It is a rock.
I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil.
There is a tendency in all parties, when they have been for a long time in possession of power, to augment it.
In my opinion, any navy less than that which would give us the habitual command of our own coast and seas would be little short of useless.
There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.
What people can excel our Northern and New England brethren in skill, invention, activity, energy, perseverance, and enterprise?
The object of a Constitution is to restrain the Government, as that of laws is to restrain individuals.