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“ The applause of his native land is the richest reward to which the patriot ever aspires. It is this for which 'he bears to live or dares to die.' It is the high incentive to those achievements which illustrate the page of history and give to poetry its brightest charm. ”

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The sailor's life is at the best a life of danger. He pursues honor on the mountain wave and finds it in the battle and in the storm, and never did more distinguished chivalry display itself than in the conduct of our seamen during the late war.

~ John Tyler

Liberty and equality are captivating sounds, but they often captivate to destroy.

~ John Tyler

When the happy era shall arrive for the emancipation of nations, hastened on as it will be by the example of America, shall they not resort to the Declaration of our Independence as the charter of their rights, and will not its author be hailed as the benefactor of the redeemed?

~ John Tyler

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

~ John Tyler