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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 24 quotes by Caleb Cushing Caleb Cushing 23rd United States Attorney General In office March 7, 1853 – March 4, 1857 President Franklin Pierce Preceded by John J. Crittenden Succeeded by Jeremiah S. Black Member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 3rd district In office March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1843 Preceded by Gayton P. Osgood Succeeded by Amos Abbott Personal details Born (1800-01-17)January 17, 1800 Salisbury, Massachusetts Died... Read full biography of Caleb Cushing → 1 2 Ctrl → Men of New England, I hold you to the doctrines of liberty which ye inherit from your Puritan forefathers. 0 We are laying the foundations of a government, which we hope may outlast the Pyramids. 0 It is impossible, in my mind, to distinguish between the refusal to receive a petition, or its summary rejection by some general order, and the... → 0 Men of Virginia, countrymen of Washington, of Patrick Henry, of Jefferson, and of Madison, will ye be true to your constitutional faith? 0 The right of petition is an old undoubted household right of the blood of England, which runs in our veins. 0 These our great natural rights we keep to ourselves; we will not have them tampered with; respecting them we give to you no commission whatsoever. 0 The Normans came over, lance in hand, burning and trampling down every thing before them, and cutting off the Saxon dynasty and the Saxon nobles at... → 0 The right of petition, I have said, was not conferred on the People by the Constitution, but was a pre-existing right, reserved by the People out of... → 0 You well know, sir, that when the Constitution was submitted to the People of the respective States for their adoption or rejection, it awakened the... → 0 Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look at the question, as I have done, in a calm review of facts and of... → 0 The winged words uttered in this House have gone forth to the world, on their mission of good or of evil. 0 This Republic was called into being, organized, and is upheld, by a great political doctrine. 0 And if this House is to be scared, by whatever influences, from its duty, to receive and hear the petitions of the People, then I shall send my voice... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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