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

Quote by George Washington

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The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

The aggregate happiness of society, which is best promoted by the practice of a virtuous...

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.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion...

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion...

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...

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...

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...

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers...

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers...

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...

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...

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is...

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is...

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 will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in...

Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in...

When any government, or church for that matter, undertakes to say to it's subjects, this...

When any government, or church for that matter, undertakes to say to it's subjects, this...

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of...

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of...