Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
GEORGE WASHINGTONNo punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
More George Washington Quotes
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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