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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.

George Washington

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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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Committed Fault Revolution Rights
We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Confederation Good Human Human Nature Opinion
Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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Cause Controversies Hatred Productive Religion Spring
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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Alone Associate Bad Company Esteem Good Men Quality Reputation Self Love
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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Confidence Courteous Inspirational Intimate Try
A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Fight Mind One Liner Revenge War
Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Conciliation Firm Inspirational Prudence
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Growth Inspirational Liberty Life Plant Rapid Root
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Battle Deep Inspirational Men Real Men Run Success War
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Beautiful Love Mother Owe Woman
Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Individual Liberty Preserve Rest Society
A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Achievement Kindness Man Quality Rare Rich Value Virtue
I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Deep Die Feets Hustle Inspirational Knees
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Borrow Interest One Liner Trouble Worry
The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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Degree Habit Nation Slave
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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Adversity Appellation Friendship Growth Inspirational Shocks True
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Enemy Meet Peace Prepare Produce
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Argument Judgement Modest Strive Submission Superior
Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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Advantage Capable Goodness Interest Men Sacrifice
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

God Hands Honesty Repair Standard
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
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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Appearance Conceal Crises Greatness Live Moment Observed Occur Trivial Turn
Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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Earn Injurious Occasion Speak
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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Conduct Connection Foreign Government Politics Possible Relationship Rules
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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Experience Healing Lesson Past Profit Purpose
Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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Adopt Execution Experience Intervention Men Power Teaching
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Action Attachment Convince Friendship Man True World

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