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 we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. – George Washington

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Peace
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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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Presidents Day
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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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A Conservative Government is an organized hypocrisy. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Government

All too often, governments response to social breakdown has been a classic case of patching – a case of handing money out, containing problems and limiting the damage but, in doing so, supporting – even reinforcing – dysfunctional behaviour. – Iain Duncan Smith

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Government

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest. – Denis Diderot

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Government

The lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, Government should not support the people. – Grover Cleveland

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Government

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Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. – Rumi

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Rumi

A smile abroad is often a scowl at home. – Alfred Lord Tennyson

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Home

I dont believe in an afterlife, so I dont have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse. – Isaac Asimov

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Life

You can tell alot about a fellows character by his way of eating jellybeans. – Ronald Reagan

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Food