Happiness is more effectually dispensed to mankind under a republican form of government than any other.
Tag: George Washington
(1732-1799) Founding Father, 1st US President, ‘Father of Our Country.’
The best form of government
Republicanism is not the phantom of a deluded imagination. On the contrary, laws, under no form of government, are better supported, liberty and property better secured, or happiness more effectually dispensed to mankind.
Dangerous servant and fearful master
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.
The power of the free man
Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world, that a Freeman contending for Liberty on his own ground is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.
Pretended patriotism
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
Informed public
In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.