The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThose who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
More George Washington Quotes
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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