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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

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If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. – George Washington

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If you want the government off your back, get your hands out of its pockets. – Gary Hart

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So that the record of history is absolutely crystal clear. That there is no alternative way, so far discovered, of improving the lot of the ordinary people that can hold a candle to the productive activities that are unleashed by a free enterprise system. – Milton Friedman

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Its a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that ones safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract. – Alan Shepard

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People in government and public life are being kicked around at a high rate of speed. – Arlen Specter

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The past is our definition. We may strive, with good reason, to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it, but we will escape it only by adding something better to it. – Wendell Berry

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Whatever government is not a government of laws, is a despotism, let it be called what it may. – Daniel Webster

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Let us be a little humble let us think that the truth may not perhaps be entirely with us. – Jawaharlal Nehru

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