Note. It is indeed LIBERALITY, not LEGALITY.
"As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality."
- George Washington, March 1790
2007-07-13 05:18:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
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2007-07-13 05:20:56 · update #1
I think the word liberal used in this context means:
As Mankind becomes more TOLERANT and EGALITARIAN, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and EQUALITY.
2007-07-13 05:28:04 · update #2
Quite the "progressive liberal" the Father of Our Country is.
2007-07-13 05:22:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
A great man Washington, as one of the founding fathers he had spoken from the heart and yes it is true, for the country, but not all the administrations that ruled the country. Luckily the timeless constitution is still above all and that the separation of power still exists.
But there are new challenges in this day and age, General then President Washington had to worry about the British redcoats and the liberation of the newly born country, now the stakes and the threats are far more intense both foreign and domestic levels.
So it is still true, maybe covered and slightly faded away by the 9/11 tragedy, but true nevertheless… Good Luck
2007-07-13 05:30:56 · answer #2 · answered by KaysoCles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, uh, we’ve hit a few bumps in the road but we’re working on it. At the time he stated that, America was the foremost nation in justice and liberality but we’ve encountered the influence of some Americans who seem to want to take us back to 1790 standards of justice and liberality. The fact that we are in 2007 doesn’t seem to influence their thinking.
2007-07-13 05:33:12 · answer #3 · answered by quest for truth gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure he'd love it. Strong central government, strong standing army, central banking system... These are things he supported. Washington's sympathy towards to the Federalist cause (And Washington's popularity) is what inspired Thomas Jefferson to create the Democratic-Republican party which were advocates of a extremely limited government while maximizing individual liberty.
2016-05-21 13:48:29 · answer #4 · answered by erminia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do, but he could have never foreseen, the problem of people trying to accumulate more wealth and resources than they would ever need, depriving large areas of a great population of them. I am not at all saying all men should have the same amount of wealth or resources, just to make that clear to any right-wingers out there that try to misconstrue my statement as promoting "socialism".
So he would have never been able to foretell a so-called "nanny state" as mentioned above. If our founding fathers and early executives would have been able to see this coming, they would have probably interpreted it as the creation of pseudo-monarchs, and created a prevention of it, in the US Constitution.
It appears today, that the wisdom of our founding fathers has gone the same way as the wisdom of the ancient Egyptians, loss to time and antiquity.
2007-07-13 05:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a sentiment shared by most of the Founders - that the war, strife, and difficulties of the day would be replaced later by a more enlightened society where people had more choices and art, science, philosophy, and religion were the norm, and not the exception. We should've listened closer.
2007-07-13 05:24:26 · answer #6 · answered by ArgleBargleWoogleBoo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well i think that all white non-land owning men, all women, and all non-white people in general would all have to answer yes to this question. After all, when Washington said this, none of these people listed had any governmental representation, the right to vote, or equal rights.
2007-07-13 05:25:19 · answer #7 · answered by Free Radical 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a NON USA resident I feel that question should be directed at the current George.
2007-07-13 05:23:24 · answer #8 · answered by Terry 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Liberal and liberality are not the same.
Read the quote. He is stating that all people should enjoy the same civil potection or the same civil rights.
2007-07-13 05:24:12 · answer #9 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that, if he knew what this nation would have become, he would have disbanded the Union and retired from office.
I beleive most of the first dozen or so presidents would have done the same.
2007-07-13 05:22:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋