George Washington Quotes
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
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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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The government of the United States is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion.
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The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.
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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
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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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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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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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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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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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Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.
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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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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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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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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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Actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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(Gambling) is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.
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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
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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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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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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
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Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
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The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.
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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.
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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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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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I shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an office.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
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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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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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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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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
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An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by an ass.
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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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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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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
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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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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.
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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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Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Undertake not what you cannot perform but be careful to keep your promise.
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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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Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
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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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