Quote by George Mason
In all our associations in all our agreements let us never lose si

In all our associations in all our agreements let us never lose sight of this fundamental maxim – that all power was originally lodged in, and consequently is derived from, the people. – George Mason

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Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community. – George Mason

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Society
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As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union. – George Mason

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strength
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Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss. – George Mason

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Happiness
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But the lovers power is the poets power. He can make love from all the common strings with which this world is strung. – Amelia Barr

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power

There is no power on earth that can neutralize the influence of a high, simple and useful life. – Booker T. Washington

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power

I am on the power toothbrush train and Im asking people to try to using an Oral B power toothbrush. I just started using one and I cannot believe that I waited this long to use a power toothbrush. Its so much easier than using a manual toothbrush. – Sherri Shepherd

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power

You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me. – Black Elk

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power

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Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all. – Pericles

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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. – Toni Morrison

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Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife–chopping off whats incomplete and saying: Now its complete because its ended here. – Frank Herbert

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Endings

In the long term, the United States could greatly benefit Islam by uniquely freeing the religion from government constraints and permitting it to evolve in a positive, modern direction. But thats the long term. – Daniel Pipes

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