My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
GEORGE WASHINGTONIndividuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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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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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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