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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONNo punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
More George Washington Quotes
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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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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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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