There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONPerseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
More George Washington Quotes
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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 basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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