The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
GEORGE WASHINGTONBe courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
More George Washington Quotes
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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