Religion is a byproduct of fear.
GEORGE WASHINGTONLet us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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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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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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