Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was an American statesman and orator, born at New Hampshire. He was bred to the bar, and practised in the provincial courts. By-and-by went to Boston, which was ever after his home. He entered Congress in 1813, where, by his commanding presence and his animated oratory, he soon made his mark. He was secretary for foreign affairs under President Harrison, and negotiated the Ashburton Treaty in settlement of the "boundary-line" question between England and the States. He was much admired by Emerson, and was, when he visited England, commended by him to the regard of Carlyle as a man to "hear speak," as "with a cause he could strike a stroke like a smith". Carlyle did not take to him. He was too political for his taste, though he recognised in him a "man-never have seen," he wrote Emerson, "so much silent Berserkir-rage'' in any other man".Wisdom & Quotes
- There is always room at the top.
Reginald Heber