"Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of……" — George Washington
"Precedents are dangerous things; let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be reprehended: If defective let it be amended, but not suffered to be trampled upon whilst it has an existence."
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525 Quotes by George Washington
George Washington has 525 quotes on this site.
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The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of…
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To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
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The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted…
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I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part…
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[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands…
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The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body)…
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot…
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Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
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To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.
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Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.
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The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
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More Amended Quotes
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So long as the Constitution is not amended beyond recognition, so long as elections are held regularly and fairly and…
— Ramachandra Guha
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The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President,…
— Frederick Douglass
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Philosophy arises from an unusually obstinate attempt to arrive at real knowledge. What passes for knowledge in ordinary life suffers…
— Bertrand Russell
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The true faith discovered was When painted panel, statuary, Glass-mosaic, window-glass, Amended what was told awry By some peasant gospeler.
— William Butler Yeats
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He who is accustomed to give account of his life at confession here will not fear to give an answer…
— John of Kronstadt
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Our amended Constitution is the lodestar for our aspirations. Like every text worth reading, it is not crystalline. The phrasing…
— William J. Brennan
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Little said is soon amended.
— Miguel de Cervantes
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The U.S. constitution is an extraordinary document. In my view, it should not be amended often.
— Bernie Sanders
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Rules and particular inferences alike are justified by being brought into agreement with each other. A rule is amended if…
— Nelson Goodman
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Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.
— Benjamin Franklin
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Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.
— Baltasar Gracian
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The Bible, however, was not created to be amended and altered with each passing culture.
— Mike Huckabee
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