John C. Calhoun was a famous Statesman from USA, who lived between March 18, 1782 and March 31, 1850. He/she became 68 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive.
Our collection contains 8 quotes who is written / told by John.
8 Famous quotes by John C. Calhoun
"The surrender of life is nothing to sinking down into acknowledgment of inferiority"
"The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism"
"The Government of the absolute majority instead of the Government of the people is but the Government of the strongest interests; and when not efficiently checked, it is the most tyrannical and oppressive that can be devised"
"It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty"
"In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct"
"A power has risen up in the government greater than the people themselves, consisting of many and various and powerful interests, combined into one mass, and held together by the cohesive power of the vast surplus in the banks"
"Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes"
