Every man thinks God is on his side.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
More George Washington Quotes
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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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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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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