Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReligion is a byproduct of fear.
More George Washington Quotes
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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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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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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