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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends. ↗

— 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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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. ↗

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

— George Washington

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I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent. ↗

— George Washington

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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped. ↗

— Harold Washington

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The third fallacy is that affirmative action doesn't work. ↗

— Harold Washington

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Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government. ↗

— Harold Washington

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