GEORGE WASHINGTON

“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
-George Washington-
JOHN ADAMS

“Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.”
-John Adams-
THOMAS JEFFERSON

“Love your neighbor as yourself and your country more than yourself.”
-Thomas Jefferson-
JAMES MADISON

“Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression.”
-James Madison-
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

“Work as if you were to live 100 Years, Pray as if you were to die Tomorrow.”
-Benjamin Franklin-
SAMUEL ADAMS

“For true patriots to be silent, is dangerous.”
-Samuel Adams-
THOMAS PAINE

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.”
-Thomas Paine-
PATRICK HENRY

?The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun.?
-Patrick Henry-
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

?The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.?
-Alexander Hamilton-
GOUVERNEUR MORRIS

“Religion is the only solid Base of morals and that Morals are the only possible Support of free governments.”
-Gouverneur Morris-
JOHN JAY

?Those who own the country ought to govern it.?
-John Jay-
JOHN HANCOCK

“We must be unanimous; there must be no pulling different ways; we must hang together.”
-John Hancock-
JAMES MONROE

“In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!”
-James Monroe-
BENJAMIN RUSH

“Freedom can exist only in the society of knowledge. Without learning, men are incapable of knowing their rights.”
-Benjamin Rush-
RICHARD HENRY LEE

“To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms.”
-Richard Henry Lee-
ROGER SHERMAN

“The Executive should be able to repel and not to commence war.”
-Roger Sherman-