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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The 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.
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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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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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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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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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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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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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