The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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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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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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