Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
GEORGE WASHINGTONFew men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
More George Washington Quotes
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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