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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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. – George Washington

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Men
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Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company. – George Washington

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alone
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. – George Washington

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Friendship
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The universities have got a job here as well in making sure that people actually understand that were open for university students coming into the U.K. Theres a job here not just for the government, I think theres a job for the universities as well to make sure that people know that we are open. – Theresa May

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Government

The Federal Government should be the last resort, not the first. Ask if a potential program is truly a federal responsibility or whether it can better be handled privately, by voluntary organizations, or by local or state governments. – Donald Rumsfeld

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Lets be honest about this the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life. – Alveda King

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Government

I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up. – Jim DeMint

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Government

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I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming. – Michael Phelps

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Change

“I” cannot reach fulfillment without “thou.” The self cannot be self without other selves. Self-concern without other-concern is like a tributary that has no outward flow to the ocean. – Martin Luther King,Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, 1967

Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox. – Anna Howard Shaw

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Equality

The body is a house of many windows: there we all sit, showing ourselves and crying on the passers-by to come and love us. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Self