Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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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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