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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.

George Washington

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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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Necessary Retirement Shade Weight Welcome
Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Attachment Confirm Heart Liberty Love Myself Necessary
Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Committed Fault Revolution Rights
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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Build Country Freedom Man Opinion Punishment Ruin
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Borrow Interest One Liner Trouble Worry
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Abuse Liberty Power Ruin
Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Ability Country Duty Men Responsiblity Save
Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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Earn Injurious Occasion Speak
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Argument Judgement Modest Strive Submission Superior
If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Desire Instrument Music Place Powerful Prosperity Secure
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Education Government Object Science Youth
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Dumb Freedom Sheep Slaughter.Speech
The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Fake False Internet Rumor
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Emperor Farm Inspirational One Liner World
Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Effective Peace Prepare War
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Conflict Hard Time Inspirational Success Triumph
If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Attach Avoid Desire Insult Repel Revenge
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Blind Country Duty Gentlemen Gray Grow Permit Service Spectacle
Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Conciliation Firm Inspirational Prudence
The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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Age Experience Measure Nation
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Constitution Government People Politics
Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Individual Liberty Preserve Rest Society
To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Adopt Execution Experience Intervention Men Power Teaching
The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Approach Army Bleed Country Depend Honor Hour Safety Success
Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Exclusion Expectation Experience Moral Principles Reason Religion

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