Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

Quote by George Washington

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My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

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...

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...

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves...

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a...

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a...

No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department...

No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

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...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

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...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.

The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.