Influence is no Government

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Government Quotes, Influence Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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 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...

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

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...

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

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,...

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.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to

People who read the tabloids deserve to be lied to

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which...

The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones, which...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...

The worst lies are the lies we tell ourselves. We live in denial of what...