The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.

Quote by George Washington

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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly...

My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly...

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

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.

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.

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...

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 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...

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers...

Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

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...

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

There are Five kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, Politicians quoting statistics, and Novelists...

There are Five kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, Politicians quoting statistics, and Novelists...

A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of...

A lie should be tried in a place where it will attract the attention of...