The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
GEORGE WASHINGTONFreedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
More George Washington Quotes
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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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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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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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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