Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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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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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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