Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
More George Washington Quotes
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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 experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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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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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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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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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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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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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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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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