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John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
Born: Mar 18, 1782
Died: Mar 31, 1850
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The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism. John C. Calhoun
Old Confusion Interval Wild Must Uncertainty Between New Period Always Error Decay Establishment Fanaticism Formation Which Fierce Transition Necessarily
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. John C. Calhoun
Positive War Good Peace Evil Favor Principle Because Am Opposed Regard
The day that the balance between the two sections of the country - the slaveholding States and the non-slaveholding States - is destroyed is a day that will not be far removed from political revolution, anarchy, civil war, and widespread disaster. John C. Calhoun
War Day Balance Political Will Country Revolution Anarchy States Sections Destroyed Civil Civil War Between Disaster Far Widespread Two
It is admitted on all sides that we must equalize the revenue and expenditures. The scheme of borrowing to make up an increasing deficit must, in the end, if continued, prove ruinous. John C. Calhoun
Increasing Sides Deficit Must Admitted Borrowing Scheme Make Make Up Revenue Prove Continue End Up Expenditures In The End
Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes. John C. Calhoun
Mistakes Build Learn Successes Your
The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised. John C. Calhoun
Government People Tyrannical Strongest Absolute Instead Checked Most Majority Oppressive Efficiently Interests
I will not attempt to show that it would be a great evil to increase the patronage of the Executive. It is already enormously great, as every man of every party must acknowledge, if he would candidly express his sentiments. John C. Calhoun
Great Man Will Evil Party Every Increase Great Evil Must Would Would-Be Attempt He Executive His Acknowledge Patronage Sentiments Show Express Every Man
I hold it to be the most monstrous proposition ever uttered within the Senate that conquering a country like Mexico, the President can constitute himself a despotic ruler without the slightest limitation on his power. If all this be true, war is indeed dangerous! John C. Calhoun
War Dangerous Be True Power Country President Monstrous Despotic Indeed Ruler Slightest Constitute Proposition True Like Most Himself Within Without Limitation His Mexico Senate Hold Conquering Ever Uttered
A revolution in itself is not a blessing. The revolution accomplished by the French people is, indeed, a wonderful event - the most striking, in my opinion, in history; but it may lead to events which will make it a mighty evil. John C. Calhoun
History Blessing People Wonderful Events Will Evil Revolution Striking Indeed Lead Most French Make French People Opinion Accomplished Itself May In My Opinion Which Mighty Event
The danger in our system is that the general government, which represents the interests of the whole, may encroach on the states, which represent the peculiar and local interests, or that the latter may encroach on the former. John C. Calhoun
Government Local Our Danger States Latter System General Represent May Represents Which Former Interests Whole Peculiar
Peace is, indeed, our policy. A kind Providence has cast our lot on a portion of the globe sufficiently vast to satisfy the most grasping ambition, and abounding in resources beyond all others, which only require to be fully developed to make us the greatest and most prosperous people on earth. John C. Calhoun
Peace People Ambition Others Our Resources Earth Indeed Kind Abound Only Cast Vast Developed Prosperous Beyond Most Make Globe Policy Greatest Providence Lot Which Us Require Fully Grasping Satisfy Portion Sufficiently
In 1828 we raised the duties, on an average, to nearly fifty per cent, when the debt was on the eve of being discharged, and thereby flooded the country with a revenue, when discharged, which could not be absorbed by the most lavish expenditures. John C. Calhoun
Country Lavish Per Could Absorb Most Revenue Debt Duties Expenditures Being Cent Which Average Fifty Thereby Eve Flooded Nearly Raised
The strong should always permit the weak and aggrieved to talk, to bluster, and scold without taking offence; and if we had so acted, and exercised proper skill in the management of our affairs, Mexico and ourselves would, by this time, have quietly and peaceably settled all difficulties and been good friends. John C. Calhoun
Time Good Management Strong Good Friends Difficulties Settled Our Weak Ourselves Would Proper Had Taking Talk Without Always Permit Affairs Scold Been Offence Mexico Friends Quietly Skill Should Acted
The Union next to our liberties the most dear. May we all remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the rights of the States, and distributing equally the benefits and burdens of the Union. John C. Calhoun
Rights Benefits Remember Preserved Our States Respecting Liberties Only Most Equally Dear Burdens May Next Union
I am impressed with the belief that our naval force ought not to cost more in proportion than the British. In some things they may have the advantage, but we will be found to have equally great in others. John C. Calhoun
Great Will Others Ought Our Some Some Things Cost More Proportion Advantage Force Equally Am Impressed Than May Naval Belief Found Things British
Every increase of protective duties is necessarily followed, in the present condition of our country, by an expansion of the currency, which must continue to increase till the increased price of production, caused by the expansion, shall be equal to the duty imposed, when a new tariff will be required. John C. Calhoun
Will Country Duty Every Increase Increased Our Must Followed Shall Price New Equal Protective Till Caused Continue Imposed Condition Tariff Expansion Currency Duties Which Required Production Present Necessarily
A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into one mass, and held together by the cohesive power of the vast surplus in the banks. John C. Calhoun
Government Together People Power Consisting Risen Various Vast Powerful Mass Combined Greater Surplus Up Than Banks Themselves Held Interests Many Cohesive
The framers of our constitution had the sagacity to vest in Congress all implied powers: that is, powers necessary and proper to carry into effect all the delegated powers wherever vested. John C. Calhoun
Constitution Congress Framers Our Carry Proper Had Implied Powers Effect Vest Vested Wherever Necessary
The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority. John C. Calhoun
Life Surrender Inferiority Sinking Nothing Down Acknowledgment
War, in our country, ought never to be resorted to but when it is clearly justifiable and necessary; so much so as not to require the aid of logic to convince our understanding nor the ardour of eloquence to inflame our passions. There are many reasons why this country should never resort to it but for causes the most urgent and necessary. John C. Calhoun
War Country Understanding Aid Eloquence Resort Ought Our Logic Never Clearly Most Causes Passions Nor Inflame Urgent Much Convince Require Should Reasons Many Why Necessary
When we contend, let us contend for all our rights - the doubtful and the certain, the unimportant and essential. It is as easy to contend, or even more so, for the whole as for a part. At the termination of the contest, secure all that our wisdom and valour and the fortune of war will permit. John C. Calhoun
Wisdom War Rights Will Our Valour Secure Easy More Part Termination Contend Contest Permit Essential Us Certain Unimportant Doubtful Fortune Whole Even Let Us
What people can excel our Northern and New England brethren in skill, invention, activity, energy, perseverance, and enterprise? John C. Calhoun
Perseverance People Invention Energy Our Enterprise Excel New New England Northern Skill Brethren England Activity
What is a permanent loan but a mortgage upon the wealth and industry of the country? It is the only form of indebtedness, as experience has shown, by which heavy and durable encumbrance can be laid upon the community. John C. Calhoun
Experience Wealth Loan Country Community Only Mortgage Industry Permanent Durable Heavy Form Laid Which Shown
He is blind indeed who does not see, in the signs of the times, a strong tendency to plunge the Union as deep in debt as are many of the States, and to subjugate the whole to the paper system. John C. Calhoun
Strong Signs Indeed Paper States System Plunge See Tendency He Blind Does Subjugate Debt Times Union Who Deep Many Whole
There is but one nation on the globe from which we have anything serious to apprehend, but that is the most powerful that now exists or ever did exist. I refer to Great Britain. John C. Calhoun
Great Nation Apprehend Great Britain One Nation Powerful Most Most Powerful Globe Refer Exist Exists Did Anything Which Serious Now Ever Britain
To make a division of power effectual, a veto in one form or another is indispensable. The right of each to judge for itself of the extent of the power allotted to its share, and to protect itself in its exercise, is what, in reality, is meant by a division of power. John C. Calhoun
Reality Judge Power Indispensable Share Division Protect Make Another Exercise Itself Effectual Veto Form Meant Each Right Extent
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