"But if the laws are to be so……" — George Washington
"But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter..."
—
George Washington
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
525 Quotes by George Washington
George Washington has 525 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of…
-
To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
-
The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted…
-
I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part…
-
[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands…
-
The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body)…
-
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
-
The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot…
-
Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
-
To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.
-
Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.
-
The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
See all 525 quotes by George Washington »
More Anarchy Quotes
This quote is filed under Anarchy Quotes,
one of 415 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security,…
— Margaret Atwood
-
Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the…
— Mikhail Bakunin
-
Grown men do not need leaders.
— Edward Abbey
-
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
-
The worst thing in this world, next to anarchy, is government.
— Henry Ward Beecher
-
We started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.
— Alan Bennett
-
Tyranny and anarchy are never far apart.
— Jeremy Bentham
-
Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
— Ambrose Bierce
-
Neither a life of anarchy nor one beneath a despot should you praise; to all that lies in the middle…
— Aeschylus
-
Our government... teaches the whole people by its example. If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law;…
— Louis D. Brandeis
-
Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.
— Charles Bukowski
-
If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose.
— Charles Bukowski
See all 415 Anarchy Quotes »