If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIf freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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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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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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