“The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government, I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of the country, and to the stability of its political system.”
Quote by George Washington
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“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”
Source: The Quotable George Washington: The Wisdom of an American Patriot
Source: The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts; with a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations
“War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.”
Source: Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral, and Religious
Source: George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior: ...And Other Important Writings
Source: Legacies of Washington: being a collection of the most approved writings of the late General Washington, with an appendix containing a sketch of the life of this illustrious patriot, &c. &c. (By J. M. Williams.) [With an engraved portrait.]
“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Source: Words of Washington
Source: Correspondence and miscellaneous papers relating to the American revolution. June, 1775, to July, 1776 (v. 3); July, 1776, to July, 1777 (v. 4); July, 1777, to July, 1778 (v. 5); July, 1778, to March, 1780 (v. 6); March, 1780, to April, 1781 (v. 7); April, 1781, to December, 1783 (v. 8)
