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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. - George Washington

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

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. - George Washington

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. - George Washington

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light. - George Washington

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

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

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder. - George Washington

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

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. - George Washington

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. - George Washington

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. - George Washington

Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. - George Washington

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. - George Washington

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. - George Washington

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. - George Washington

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. - George Washington

It is better to be alone than in bad company. - George Washington

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. - George Washington

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