William Wirt

“The glory of a republic is for its citizens to be free, and its rulers to be just.”

“Eloquence is not a stream that flows from a single fountain, but a mighty river, which is fed by all the springs of nature and of art.”

“Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.”

“He is a great simpleton who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, it creates more wants than it supplies.”

“There is no substitute for the love of truth, and the warmest philanthropy, and the most exalted piety.”