Quote by George Washington
The basis of our political system is the right of the people to ma

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

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Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. – George Washington

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In executing the duties of my present important station, I can promise nothing but purity of intentions, and, in carrying these into effect, fidelity and diligence. – George Washington

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And gradually theyre beginning to recognize the fact that theres nothing more secure than a democratic, accountable, and participatory form of government. But its sunk in only theoretically, it has not yet sunk in completely in practical terms. – Wole Soyinka

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Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government. – Robert Taft

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Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power. – Benito Mussolini

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In the infancy of societies, the chiefs of the state shape its institutions; later the institutions shape the chiefs of state. – Baron de Montesquieu

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One thing I resent is the slur that I just support political candidates because of the business. – Rupert Murdoch

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Nature, like man, sometimes weeps from gladness. – Benjamin Disraeli

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And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know. – James Earl Jones

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I believe that courage is the sum of strength and wisdom. You take away wisdom from the equation – courage may turn to rage. – Dodinsky, www.dodinsky.com

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