| John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919. |
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| NUMBER: | 5518 |
| AUTHOR: | Daniel Webster (17821852) |
| QUOTATION: | I thank God, that if I am gifted with little of the spirit which is able to raise mortals to the skies, I have yet none, as I trust, of that other spirit which would drag angels down. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Second Speech on Foots Resolution, Jan. 26, 1830. P. 316. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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