Petty Tyrant Quotes by George Mason

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• The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.
• No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation,…
• The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.
• [W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was…
• I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.
• That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the Body of…
• The [President's] Nomination, of Course, brings the Subject fully under the Consideration of the Senate; who have then a Right to decide…
• Government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit and security of the people, nation or community; whenever any government…
• Habituated from our Infancy to trample upon the Rights of Human Nature, every generous, every liberal Sentiment, if not extinguished, is enfeebled…
• As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless…
• Attend with Diligence and strict Integrity to the Interest of your Correspondents and enter into no Engagements which you have not the…
• I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very…

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