Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIf freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
More George Washington Quotes
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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.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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