Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Man is the religious animal.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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