It is better to be alone than in bad company.

Quote by George Washington

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the...

Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the...

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest...

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest...

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my...

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my...

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of...

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those...

The most sensible and jealous people are so little attentive to government that there are...

The most sensible and jealous people are so little attentive to government that there are...

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they...

Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they...