“Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefo...” — George Mason Quote

“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.”

“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.”

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

“That's my sense of how crime works: that it's not any kind of calculated evil driven by the devil, but just control disintegrating.”

“It's an honor to be the only woman in the room a lot of times, but I wish I weren't the only woman in the room. I still have to think in a calculated way about how to speak and what to speak about.”

“I have to stop and think about everything I do. I'm very calculated in a lot of ways.”