Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONGovernment is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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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 evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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