Logo
Quote by George Washington
It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our sy

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. – George Washington

Other quotes by 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

Category:
Success
Author
George Washington
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Government
category

The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point. – Jon Meacham

Category:
Government

Do we believe that the goal of government is to promote equal opportunity for all Americans to make the most of their lives? Or, do we now believe that governments role is to equalize the results of peoples lives? – Paul Ryan

Category:
Government

You know that big government doesnt hurt big corporations. Theyve got the best lawyers and accountants in the world. You know who gets destroyed by big government? Its the little guys. – Marco Rubio

Category:
Government

Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under. – H. L. Mencken

Category:
Government

Random Quotes

Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey. – Lord Byron

Category:
Fear

Were all entitled to opinions about how art institutions should behave, and entitled to voicing those opinions through whatever means available to us. Were also allowed to change or modify our opinions. – Jerry Saltz

Category:
Art

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Category:
History

Science must have originated in the feeling that something was wrong. – Thomas Carlyle

Category:
Science