No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
More George Washington Quotes
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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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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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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 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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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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