It is better to be alone than in bad company.
GEORGE WASHINGTONLabor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
More George Washington Quotes
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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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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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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