Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThere is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
More George Washington Quotes
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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