First Principles: The Power of the People To Establish Government Presupposes the Duty of Individuals To Be Good Citizens

“The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish government presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established government.” – George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

You may read the entirety of this address here:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp

 

 

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