My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.

Quote by George Washington

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Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

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...

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

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...

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 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...

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...

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

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...

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will...

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...

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...

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 Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

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 have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking: I could well wish courtesy would...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...