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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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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. – George Washington

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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair the rest is in the hands of God. – George Washington

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There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard. – George Washington

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Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true. – Honore de Balzac

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Power and speed be hands and feet. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. – James A. Baldwin

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Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right to do what we ought. – Lord Acton

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