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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
More George Washington Quotes
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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