To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
GEORGE WASHINGTONA bad war is fought with a good mind.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Man is the religious animal.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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