Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
More George Washington Quotes
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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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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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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