(Liberty) is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to withstand the enterprises of faction, to confine each member of society within the limits prescribed by the law, and to maintain all in the secure…

Quote by George Washington

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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 temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly...

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly...

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

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

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

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...

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...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

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 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 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,...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

That a national university in this country is a thing to be desired, has always...

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

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

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department...

No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

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,...

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that...

Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that...

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...

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but...

Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but...

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war.

The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war.