John Caldwell Calhoun Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

3 Famous Quotes by John Caldwell Calhoun
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“Protection and patriotism are reciprocal.”
Politics Quotes
Source: in a speech delivered in the House of Representatives
“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.”
Unity Quotes
Source: To Oliver Dyer
“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.”
Public trust Quotes
Source: in a speech