Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.


Letter to Henry Lee, in Congress, on Shays Rebellion, 31 October, 1786
As reported in: The life of General Washington: first president of the United States (ed. 1852)


Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.