I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.

Quote by George Washington

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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand...

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand...

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,...

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...

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...

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

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

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

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...

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

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...

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean...

The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean...

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...

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

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

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

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 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,...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little...