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George Washington
@georgewashington· Independent · VA· Sep 18, 1796

The foundation of our national policy will be laid on the solid basis of the people's will.

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George Washington
@georgewashington· Independent · VA· Sep 18, 1796

The nation that expects to be ignorant and free, expects what never was and never will be.

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George Washington
@georgewashington· Independent · VA· Sep 18, 1796

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence—it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

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George Washington
@georgewashington· Independent · VA· Sep 18, 1796

The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories...has been evinced by the experience of all mankind.

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