He never admitted it, even to himself, but his mind was not at peace, and he could not conceal the fact.

Posterity can see the evidences of it plainly enough, and a man of his intellect and fame knew that with posterity the final reckoning must be made.

No man can say that Mr.Webster anticipated the unfavorable judgment which his countrymen have passed upon his conduct, but that in his heart he feared such a judgment cannot be doubted.
It is impossible to determine with perfect accuracy any man's motives in what he says or does.

They are so complex, they are so often undefined, even in the mind of the man himself, that no one can pretend to make an absolutely correct analysis.

There have been many theories as to the motives which led Mr.Webster to make the 7th of March speech.