I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
More George Washington Quotes
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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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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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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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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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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