George Washington Quotes
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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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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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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Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.
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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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The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of 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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The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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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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Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.
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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.
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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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The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.
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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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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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Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.
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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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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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When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
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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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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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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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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better 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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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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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.
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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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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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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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