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

True 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

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

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. – Abraham Lincoln

Category:
Government

If government were a product, selling it would be illegal. – P. J. ORourke

Category:
Government

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. – Thomas Jefferson

Category:
Government

I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions. – Stephen Harper

Category:
Government

Random Quotes

I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed. – Margaret J. Wheatley

Category:
Leadership

In all my career, in my ups and downs, Ive never had a beauty campaign. This was meaningful that at almost 41 years old, I could be getting my first beauty campaign. It made me feel really great. – Teri Hatcher

Category:
Beauty

This love is the rose that blooms forever. – Rumi

Category:
Rumi

I dont see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly. – Arne Jacobsen

Category:
architecture