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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

5492 John Caldwell Calhoun 1782-1850 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5492
AUTHOR:John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850)
QUOTATION:The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, 1 bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.
ATTRIBUTION:Speech, Feb. 13, 1835.
 
Note 1.
See Appendix, Quotation 45. [back]