If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
More George Washington Quotes
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Man is the religious animal.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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