Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMy mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
More George Washington Quotes
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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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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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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