There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIt is better to be alone than in bad company.
More George Washington Quotes
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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