I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some…

Quote by George Washington

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I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest....

I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest....

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

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...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that action, not words, are...

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...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

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...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

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...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

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...

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...

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

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

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.

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

When I was a kid, we said that we were precluded from going to certain...

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

Freedom is nothing but a chance to be better.

If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve

If liberty has any meaning it means freedom to improve