Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.

Quote by George Washington

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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 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...

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...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

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...

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to...

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to...

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...

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...

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

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...

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

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....

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

The throne is a glorious sepulcher

The throne is a glorious sepulcher

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.