The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
More George Washington Quotes
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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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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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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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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