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 WASHINGTONA slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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