Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
GEORGE WASHINGTONLiberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
More George Washington Quotes
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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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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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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