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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Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. – George Washington

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It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. – George Washington

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Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force. – Sheikh Hasina

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Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if facts are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions? – J. C. Watts

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Unfortunately, President Obamas failed policies of new regulations, higher taxes, and Obamacare and his anti-business rhetoric have hit Hispanics especially hard. Big government really hurts those who are trying to make it. – Marco Rubio

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The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation. – Woodrow Wilson

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Between today and tomorrow are graves, and between promising and fulfilling are chasms. – Author Unknown

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Being yourself is one of the hardest things because its scary. You always wonder whether youll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record Inside Out because thats my motto about life. I dont think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are. – Emmy Rossum

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No date prefixed directs me in the starry rubric set. – John Milton

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Science is the topography of ignorance. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Medical Essays, 1883

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