The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Constitution Quotes

George washington said We would have a black president when pigs fly!... well, swine flu.

George washington said We would have a black president when pigs fly!... well, swine flu.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

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...

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...

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...

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

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...

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

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.

No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department...

No man is a warmer advocate for proper restraints and wholesome checks in every department...

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand...

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

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

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

We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past...

We ought not to look back, unless it is to derive useful lessons from past...

A dying people tolerates the present, rejects the future, and finds its satisfactions in past...

A dying people tolerates the present, rejects the future, and finds its satisfactions in past...

Ah yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either...

Ah yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either...

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...

The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to...