Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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Man is the religious animal.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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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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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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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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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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