Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
GEORGE WASHINGTONEvery man thinks God is on his side.
More George Washington Quotes
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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