Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant.
George MasonRead
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.
Interpretation
Be committed and honest in your dealings with others, and avoid making promises you can't keep.
This quote emphasizes the importance of integrity and diligence in professional and personal relationships. It suggests that one should approach responsibilities with seriousness and ensure that any commitments made can be fulfilled, protecting the interests of those involved and promoting trust.
In practice
In a business meeting, to emphasize the importance of fulfilling commitments to clients.
Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant.
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.
There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint.
Government is, or ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security of the people, nation, or community... when any government shall be found inadequate or contrary to these purposes, a majority of the community hath an indubitable, inalienable, and indefeasible right to reform, alter, or abolish it, in such manner as shall be judged most conducive to the public weal.
As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union.
All men are by nature born equally free and independent.
Others may try to feed our ego, but it is up to us to constrain it.
Forget the failures. Keep the lessons.
If magistrates had true justice, and if physicians had the true art of healing, they would have no occasion for square caps; the majesty of these sciences would itself be venerable enough.
Our memories are our own, and we cannot blame anything or anyone in the past for any pain dwelling there. If we open the door to them or keep hashing over past incidents in our minds, we have only ourselves to blame.
It's better to live cherishing a dream than face the possibilty that it might all come to nothing.
Run my dear,_x000D_ From anything_x000D_ That may not strengthen_x000D_ Your precious budding wings.
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