"A few years' experience will convince us that……" — George Mason
"A few years' experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings."
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42 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The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.
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No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by a firm adherence to…
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The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.
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[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man,…
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I ask you sir, who are the militia? They consist now of the whole people.
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That the people have a Right to mass and to bear arms; that a well regulated militia composed of the…
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The [President's] Nomination, of Course, brings the Subject fully under the Consideration of the Senate; who have then a Right…
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Government is, or ought to be, instituted for the common benefit and security of the people, nation or community; whenever…
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Habituated from our Infancy to trample upon the Rights of Human Nature, every generous, every liberal Sentiment, if not extinguished,…
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As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the…
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Attend with Diligence and strict Integrity to the Interest of your Correspondents and enter into no Engagements which you have…
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I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good,…
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More Blessing Quotes
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that…
— Teresa of Avila
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Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.
— Francis Bacon
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A man without ambition is dead. A man with ambition but no love is dead. A man with ambition and…
— Pearl Bailey
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If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.
— Abu Bakr
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There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the…
— James A. Baldwin
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I've always competed in those shows. Like, I won 'Fear Factor', I did 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of…
— Stephen Baldwin
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On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume…
— William Bartram
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The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to…
— Bernard Baruch
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Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience…
— Joseph Addison
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
— Joseph Addison
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It's a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived - Fox is here!
— Glenn Beck
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A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings…
— Joseph Addison
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