Quote by George Washington
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. – George Washington

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. – George Washington

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Whatever the immediate gains and losses, the dangers to our safety arising from political suppression are always greater than the dangers to the safety resulting from political freedom. Suppression is always foolish. Freedom is always wise. – Alexander Meiklejohn

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A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their childrens lives cant. – Suzanne Fields

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There are two freedoms – the false, where a man is free to do what he likes the true, where he is free to do what he ought. – Charles Kingsley

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If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom, and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too. – W. Somerset Maugham

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The strength of a mans virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. – Blaise Pascal

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The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. – Max de Pree

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I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our countrys economic growth, environmental protection, improvements in our educational system. – Al Gore

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It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didnt feel like a giant. I felt very, very small. – Neil Armstrong

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