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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.

George Washington

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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Enemy Fortune
I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Dreams Justice Liberty Nation
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Conflict Hard Time Inspirational Success Triumph
The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Nation Peace Victim
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Creation God Imagination Object Punishment Purpose Reward
The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Citizen Decision Requirement Understand
We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Confederation Good Human Human Nature Opinion
Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Connect Duty Happiness Human Moral One Liner
Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Failure Height Inspirational Life Reverse Success
To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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Character Glory Patriotism Religion
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Age One Liner Perseverance Spirit Wonder
Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Conduct Freedom Inquiry One Liner Produce
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Bad Confession Excuse Honesty Lying Truth
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Adopt Execution Experience Intervention Men Power Teaching
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Experience Healing Lesson Past Profit Purpose
Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Exclusion Expectation Experience Moral Principles Reason Religion
I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Belief Corner Darkness Earth Intellectual Rejoice Spring
Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Depend Happiness Mind Person World
No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Build Country Freedom Man Opinion Punishment Ruin
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Battle Deep Inspirational Men Real Men Run Success War
Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Necessary Retirement Shade Weight Welcome
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Emperor Farm Inspirational One Liner World
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
A bad war is fought with a good mind.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Fight Mind One Liner Revenge War
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Harmony Humanity Interest Liberty Nation Policy
Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Diffusion Importance Institution Knowledge Object Promote