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

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

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

It is the peculiar boast of our country, that her happiness is alone dependent on...

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

(Liberty) is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to...

(Liberty) is indeed little less than a name, where the Government is too feeble to...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

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...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

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...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

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...

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

The grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.

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...

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...

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...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...