Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
More George Washington Quotes
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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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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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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Man is the religious animal.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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