Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMuch was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
More George Washington Quotes
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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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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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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