To yield to the treasonable fury of so small a portion of the United States would be to violate the fundamental principle of our Constitution, which enjoins that the will of the majority shall prevail.
Sixth Annual Address to Congress
Share & report
More from George Washington
The foundation of our national policy will be laid on the solid basis of the people's will.
Those who are well informed about their rights and duties make the best citizens.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
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.
Other voices in this conversation
