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Constitution Quotes by George Washington
- If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by…
- Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence.... From the hour the Pilgrims…
- Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty, teeth and keystone under independence. The church, the plow, the…
- Upon the whole I doubt whether the Benefits of opposition to the Constitution opposition to the Constitution will not ultimately be productive of more good…
- A tribute . . . is due to the talents, the rectitude, and the patriotism, which adorn the characters selected to devise and adopt [the…
- Next Monday the Convention in Virginia will assemble; we have still good hopes of its adoption here: though by no great plurality of votes. South…
- The Constitution which at any time exists, 'till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all.
- [T]he foundation of a great Empire is laid, and I please myself with a persuasion, that Providence will not leave its work imperfect.
- [M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to the…
- Should the States reject this excellent Constitution, the probability is, an opportunity will never again offer to cancel another in peacethe next will be drawn…
- If I could have entertained the slightest apprehension that the Constitution framed in the Convention where I had the honor to preside might possibly endanger…
- Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be…
- The power under the Constitution will always be in the people.
- The situation of the general government, if it can be called a government, is shaken to its foundation, and liable to be overturned by every…
- I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
- The fundamental principle of our constitution ... enjoins the sense of command, duty that the will of the majority shall prevail.
- To every description of citizens, let praise be given. but let them persevere in their affectionate vigilance over that precious depository of American happiness, the…
- The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to…
- Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.
- Even the country's first president chafed at the limits placed on him by the writers of the U.S. Constitution. From the nature of the Constitution,…
- The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
- The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
- 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…
- Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth
- Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing Constitution of a country
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- The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty… — Samuel Adams
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- A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. — Joseph Addison