John Caldwell Calhoun ( 3 of 3 )
Protection and patriotism are reciprocal.
Protection and patriotism are reciprocal.
 I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States. 
I always use the word "Union" or read more 
 I never use the word "nation" in speaking of the United States. 
I always use the word "Union" or "Confederacy." We are not a 
nation but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign States. 
 The very essence of a free government consists in considering 
offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of read more 
 The very essence of a free government consists in considering 
offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, 
and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.