The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe 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.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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 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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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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