To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Quote by George Washington

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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,...

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.

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my...

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my...

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...

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...

Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with...

Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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,...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

Millions of individuals making their own decisions in the marketplace will always allocate resources better...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency. By a...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...

I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had...