Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
More George Washington Quotes
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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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.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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