No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
More George Washington Quotes
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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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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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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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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.
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