Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
GEORGE WASHINGTONBe courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
More George Washington Quotes
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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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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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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