Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER:
300
AUTHOR:
John Caldwell Calhoun (1782–1850)
QUOTATION:
I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to my conscience. If she approves, well and good. If she does not, or wishes any one to take my place, I am ready to vacate. We are even.
ATTRIBUTION:
JOHN C. CALHOUN, Representative and Senator.—Walter J. Miller, “Calhoun as a Lawyer and Statesman,” part 2, The Green Bag, June 1899, p. 271. Although Miller states “I will cite his own words,” this quotation has not been verified in Calhoun’s writings.
