If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
GEORGE WASHINGTONGovernment is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
More George Washington Quotes
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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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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