"It is contrary to the principles of reason……" — George Mason
"It is contrary to the principles of reason and justice that any should be compelled to contribute to the maintenance of a church with which their consciences will not permit them to join, and from which they can derive no benefit; for remedy whereof, and that equal liberty as well religious as civil, may be universally extended to all the good people of this commonwealth."
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George Mason
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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The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.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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Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally…
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our…
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The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all…
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The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes…
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Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of…
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We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and…
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I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is…
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We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace.
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As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we…
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Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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