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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. ↗

— George Washington

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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation. ↗

— George Washington

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Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty. ↗

— 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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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. ↗

— 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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It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. ↗

— George Washington

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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth. ↗

— George Washington

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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. ↗

— George Washington

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

— George Washington

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