#cons

I have been consistent by staying true to who I am and will continue to sing the type of songs that those who have continued to support my career expect from me. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

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I look at the careers of people I'm standing on the shoulders of. People like Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Sarah Vaughan. These are icons I wanted to emulate, and I feel like they've been holding me up for quite a long time. ↗

— Dionne Warwick

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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. ↗

— George Washington

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Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth. ↗

— George Washington

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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. ↗

— George Washington

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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. ↗

— George Washington

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. ↗

— George Washington

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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. ↗

— George Washington

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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals. ↗

— George Washington

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So many struggled so that all of us could have a voice in this great democracy and live up to the first three words of our constitution: We the people. I love that phrase so much. Throughout our country's history, we've expanded the meaning of that phrase to include more and more of us. That's what it means to move forward. ↗

— Kerry Washington

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