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"The people suspect something is not right when free discussion is feared by government. They know that truth is not afraid of investigation." -Nathaniel Macon

"The people suspect something is not right when free discussion is feared by government. They know that truth is not afraid of investigation." -Nathaniel Macon

"Some people think borrowing five or six millions a trifling thing. We may leave it for our children to pay. This is unjust. If we contract a debt we ought to pay it, and not leave it to your children. What should we think of a father who would run in debt and leave it for his children to pay?" -Macon

"Some people think borrowing five or six millions a trifling thing. We may leave it for our children to pay. This is unjust. If we contract a debt we ought to pay it, and not leave it to your children. What should we think of a father who would run in debt and leave it for his children to pay?" -Macon

"His integrity, his indefatigable attention to business, and his long experience give him a weight of character and consideration which few men of superior minds ever acquire." -[[John Quincy Adams]] on Macon

"His integrity, his indefatigable attention to business, and his long experience give him a weight of character and consideration which few men of superior minds ever acquire." -[[John Quincy Adams]] on Macon

"The attempt to govern too much has produced every civil war that ever has been, and will, probably, every one that ever may be." -Macon  

"The attempt to govern too much has produced every civil war that ever has been, and will, probably, every one that ever may be." -Macon