If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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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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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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