Authority Quote by George Washington
![“To the security of a free Constitution it [knowledge] contributes…” quote by George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8e8/george-washington-257_authority_to-the-security-of-a-free-constitution-i_2119100.jpg)
“To the security of a free Constitution it [knowledge] contributes in various ways: by teaching the people themselves to know and to value their own rights, to discern and provide against invasions of them, to distinguish between oppression and the necessary exercise of lawful authority, between burdens proceeding from a disregard to their convenience and those resulting from the inevitable exigencies of society.”
