“Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”

–George Washington, U.S. President, Letter to James Madison, March 2, 1788.

Sources:

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/letter-to-james-madison-12/

http://tinyurl.com/j9b3akf

http://tinyurl.com/z3wrbp3