The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIt is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
More George Washington Quotes
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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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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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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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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