Religion is a byproduct of fear.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
More George Washington Quotes
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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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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