"There is a Passion natural to the Mind……" — George Mason
"There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint."
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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The laws of nature are the laws of God, whose authority can be superseded by no power on earth.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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