Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
GEORGE WASHINGTONLiberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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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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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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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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