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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONFew men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
More George Washington Quotes
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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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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 had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Man is the religious animal.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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