Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
More George Washington Quotes
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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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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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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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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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 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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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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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 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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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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