George Washington Quotes
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My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds or dissensions with those, who are embarked in the same great national interest with myself, as every difference of this kind in its conseq
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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
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I beg leave to assure the Congress that no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness. I do not wish to make any profit from it.
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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
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Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action
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Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war; for sure I am, if this country is preserved in tranquillity twenty years longer, it may bid defiance, in a just cause, to any power
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
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It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
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Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power
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Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
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I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty... it is worse executed by two persons, and scarcely done at all if three or more are employed therein.
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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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War An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
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Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
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The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference they deserve a place of honor with all that's good.
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There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.
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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.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.
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I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.
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Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Action, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a United States of Europe.
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To persevere in one's duty and be silent, is the best answer to calumny.
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It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.
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I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "Honest Man."
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It [gaming] is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.
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Undertake not what you cannot perform but be careful to keep your promise.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
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Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
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I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office.
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The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
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If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it.
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We must never despair; our situation has been compromising before, and it has changed for the better; so I trust it will again. If difficulties arise, we must put forth new exertion and proportion our efforts to the exigencies of the times.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Nothing is more harmful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army superiority over another.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.
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My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world
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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession
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Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
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Experience is the surest standard by which to test the real tendency of the existing Constitution of a country
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
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