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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIf the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
More George Washington Quotes
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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 mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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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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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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