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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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.

The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt...

The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian...

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.

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

When I contemplate the interposition of Providence, as it was visibly manifested, in guiding us...

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

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...

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

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 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,...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

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...

My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I...

My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I...

The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not...

The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not...