Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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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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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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