Mankind when left to themselves, are unfit for their own Government.

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Government Quotes

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.

Influence is no Government

Influence is no Government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

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...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

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...

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

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...

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe...

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe...

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,...

Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to...

Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.

Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it...

He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it...