I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without alloy, the sweet enjoyment of partaking, in the midst of my fellow citizens, the benign influence of good laws under a free government, the ever…

Quote by George Washington

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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.

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one...

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one...

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

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...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

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

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

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...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may...

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...

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

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...

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

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,...

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

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...

A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government...

I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government...

No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within...

No matter where you go or what you do, you live your entire life within...

For the hand that rocks the cradle - Is the hand that rules the world

For the hand that rocks the cradle - Is the hand that rules the world