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

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Government Quotes

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

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

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

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 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,...

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...

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of...

I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of...

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

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...

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....

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are...

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 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...

When any government, or church for that matter, undertakes to say to it's subjects, this...

When any government, or church for that matter, undertakes to say to it's subjects, this...

All government, of course, is against liberty.

All government, of course, is against liberty.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.