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Quote by George Washington
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty

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

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War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. – George Washington

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War
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George Washington
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I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country. – George Washington

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good
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George Washington
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. – George Washington

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Peace
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George Washington
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Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments. – Andrew Jackson

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power

All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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power

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound. – Peace Pilgrim

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power

And the biggest, coldest power play of all in Obamacare came at the expense of the elderly. – Paul Ryan

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power

Random Quotes

What will the world be quite overturned when you die? – Epictetus

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Ego

Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. – John Moody

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History

So if I want to buy a light in a shop and I dont find a light that I like, I think to myself what would I like? What would I like to buy? Then I started to imagine and design it for myself a lot of the time. – Marc Newson

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design

Our generation has an incredible amount of realism, yet at the same time it loves to complain and not really change. Because, if it does change, then it wont have anything to complain about. – Tori Amos

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Change