🇺🇸 On Government & Leadership
- “I can never consent to being dictated to.”
- “The president is the people’s servant, and the people’s servant can never be above the people.”
- “I have no ambition to govern men. It is my ambition to serve them.”
🧠 On Duty & Principles
- “The Constitution is not a mere parchment, but a living document that guides our government.”
- “To preserve and perpetuate liberty, government must act within its constitutional limits.”
- “No government can long endure that does not have the confidence of the people.”
💬 On Personal Conviction & Character
- “I stand on the Constitution, and I shall never go astray.”
- “I do not believe in the mere existence of political parties, but in the power of the people to uphold their rights and freedoms.”
- “My duty is clear and my responsibility is sacred.”