I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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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 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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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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