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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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

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.

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...

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...

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a...

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a...

Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated...

Why should I expect to be exempt from censure; the unfailing lot of an elevated...

Make the most of the hemp, seed and sow it everywhere.

Make the most of the hemp, seed and sow it everywhere.

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

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...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the...

Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the...

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is...

The government cannot love you, and any politics that works on a different assumption is...