“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 Caldwell Calhoun, in a speech (February 13, 1835).
“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 Caldwell Calhoun, in a speech (February 13, 1835).