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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe 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.
More George Washington Quotes
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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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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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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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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