I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThere 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.
More George Washington Quotes
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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