Robert Hayne Quote

The people whom I represent, Mr. President, are the descendants of those who brought with them to this country, as the most precious of their possessions, "an ardent love of liberty;" and while that shall be preserved, they will always be found manfully struggling against the consolidation of the government—as the worst of evils.

Hayne's Speech on Mr. Foot's Resolution, January 21, 1830, page 16.