Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Every 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.
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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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