Irresponsible power is inconsistent with liberty, and must corrupt those who exercise it.
John Calhoun quote The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.
John Calhoun quote Protection and patriotism are reciprocal.
John Calhoun quote I never use the word 'nation' in speaking of the United States. I always use the word 'Union' or 'Confederacy.' We are not a nation but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign States.
John Calhoun quote Biography
US lawyer, 1782-1850
