The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
GEORGE WASHINGTONEvery day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
More George Washington Quotes
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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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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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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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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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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