George Mason Short Quotes

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All men are by nature born equally free and independent.

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We came equals into this world, and equals shall we go out of it.

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I begin to grow heartily tired of the etiquette and nonsense so fashionable in this city.

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We owe to our Mother-Country the Duty of Subjects but will not pay her the Submission of Slaves.

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There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.

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The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.

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I quitted my Seat in the House of Delegates, from a Conviction that I was no longer able to do any essential Service.

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That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

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The freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.

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Happiness and Prosperity are now within our Reach; but to attain and preserve them must depend upon our own Wisdom and Virtue.

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I determined to spend the Remainder of my Days in privacy and Retirement with my Children, from whose Society alone I cou'd expect Comfort.

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I thank God, I have been able, by adopting Principles of strict Economy and Frugality, to keep my principal, I mean my Country-Estate, unimpaired.

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All power is vested in, and consequently derived from, the people; [...] magistrates are their trustees and servants, and at all times amenable to them.

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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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That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred.

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Habituated from our Infancy to trample upon the Rights of Human Nature, every generous, every liberal Sentiment, if not extinguished, is enfeebled in our Minds.

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Attend with Diligence and strict Integrity to the Interest of your Correspondents and enter into no Engagements which you have not the almost certain Means of performing.

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Our All is at Stake, and the little Conveniencys and Comforts of Life, when set in Competition with our Liberty, ought to be rejected not with Reluctance but with Pleasure.

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In all our associations; in all our agreements let us never lose sight of this fundamental maxim — that all power was originally lodged in, and consequently is derived from, the people.

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That all power of suspending laws, or the execution of laws, by any authority, without consent of the representatives of the people, is injurious to their rights, and ought not to be exercised.

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