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

~George Mason

Topics: Came Equals Go Out Shall World

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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.

~George Mason

Topics: Agreements Associations Consequently Derived Fundamental Let Us Lose Maxim Never Originally Our People Power Sight Us

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All men are by nature born equally free and independent.

~George Mason

Topics: Born Equally Free Independent Men Nature

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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.

~George Mason

Topics: Calculated Civil Community Compact Every General Good Government Kind Ought Safety Society Therefore

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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.

~George Mason

Topics: Blessings Convince Experience Few Greatest Happened Misfortunes Our Proved Regarded Things Those Time Us Which Will Years

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

~George Mason

Topics: Disgraceful Itself Mankind Slaves States Trade Weakens

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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.

~George Mason

Topics: Almost Attend Certain Diligence Enter Integrity Interest Means Performing Strict Which You Your

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I retired from public Business from a thorough Conviction that it was not in my Power to do any Good, and very much disgusted with Measures, which appeared to me inconsistent with common Policy and Justice.

~George Mason

Topics: Any Appeared Business Common Conviction Disgusted Good Inconsistent Justice Me Measures Much Policy Power Public Retired Thorough Very Which

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Taught to regard a part of our own Species in the most abject and contemptible Degree below us, we lose that Idea of the dignity of Man which the Hand of Nature had implanted in us, for great and useful purposes.

~George Mason

Topics: Abject Below Contemptible Degree Dignity Great Had Hand Idea Lose Man Most Nature Our Own Part Purposes Regard Species Taught Us Useful Which

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Slavery discourages arts and manufactures.

~George Mason

Topics: Arts Slavery

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: December 11th, 1725

Died: October 7th, 1792

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