"The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and……" — George Mason
"The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind."
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42 Quotes by George Mason
George Mason has 42 quotes on this site.
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The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.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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[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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Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant.
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More Augmentation Quotes
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one of 14 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Manufacturing establishments not only occasion a positive augmentation of the produce and revenue of the society . . . they…
— Alexander Hamilton
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It may not be improper, however, to remark two consequences, evidently flowing from an extension of the federal power to…
— James Madison
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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don't think of them as disabled.…
— Aimee Mullins
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Anarchism is the abolition of exploitation and oppression of man by man, that is, the abolition of private property and…
— Errico Malatesta
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Although humans today remain more capable than machines for many tasks, by 2030 machine capabilities will have increased to the…
— Unknown Author
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Although mechanical energy is indestructible, there is a universal tendency to its dissipation, which produces throughout the system a gradual…
— Lord Kelvin
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Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity.
— Jamais Cascio
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Wherever people gather for selfless ends, there is a vast augmentation of their individual capacities. Something wonderful, something momentous happens.…
— Eknath Easwaran
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I have never voted. Like most people I am utterly disenchanted by politics. Like most people I regard politicians as…
— Russell Brand
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There is a greater Christian faith than one which settles for the temporal happiness, and that is the augmentation of…
— Criss Jami
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Life may be defined to be the power of self-augmentation or assimilation, not of self-nurture; for then a steam-engine over…
— Augustus William Hare
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The love of God is like himself – equal, constant, not capable of augmentation or diminution; our love is like…
— John Owen
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