Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.
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I begin to grow heartily tired of the etiquette and nonsense so fashionable in this city.George Mason
We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.
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When the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually.... I ask, who are the militia They consist of now of the whole people, except a few public officers. But I cannot say who will be the militia of the future day. If that paper on the table gets no alteration, the militia of the future day may not consist of all classes, high and low, and rich and poor....
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A few years' experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings.
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Impeachment should be reserved for treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors where the president's actions are great and dangerous offenses or attempts to subvert the Constitution and the most extensive injustice.
George Mason
Slavery discourages arts and manufactures.
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