John C. Calhoun Quotes

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

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Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

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Ian Holm
- Acting
- Role
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