I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMake sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
More George Washington Quotes
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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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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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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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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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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