I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution)... and especially against all extension of Executive power; and I am committed against any attempt to rule the free people of this country by the power and the patronage of the Government itself....


Biographical memoir [by Edward Everet] and speeches on various occasions (ed. 1851)

Daniel Webster Quotes

I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution)... and especially against all extension...

I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution)... and especially against all extension...

I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution)... and especially against all extension...

I am committed against every thing which in my judgment, may weaken, endanger, or destroy (the Constitution)... and especially against all extension...