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George Washington

I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Enlight Fight Hope Liberty Peace Religion Society

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

Dreams Justice Liberty Nation
I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Book Build Conceive Education Inspirational Knowledge
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
The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Constitution Government People Politics
Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Affection Attachment Choice Citizen Concerntrate Country
The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Connection Country Currency Declare Duty Government Money Value
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Harmony Humanity Interest Liberty Nation Policy
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Army Discipline Esteem Soul Success Weakness
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Enemy Experience Possession Prevention Teaching Wisdom
Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Individual Liberty Preserve Rest Society
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 WASHINGTON

Blind Country Duty Gentlemen Gray Grow Permit Service Spectacle
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

God Hands Honesty Repair Standard
I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Convinced Critical Government Leadership Politics Support Trouble Truth
The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Hour People Produce Refection Situation Sleep War
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Confidence God Inspirational Strength
We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Confederation Good Human Human Nature Opinion
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
Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Connect Duty Happiness Human Moral One Liner
If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Advance Happen Indifferent Quarter Revolution
A bad war is fought with a good mind.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Fight Mind One Liner Revenge War
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Appearance Exist Man Religion Sentiment
The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Age Experience Measure Nation
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Alive Breast Celestial Conscience Labor Spark
We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Deficiency Liberty Patriotism Rely Supply War
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Conduct Connection Foreign Government Politics Possible Relationship Rules
Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Conciliation Firm Inspirational Prudence

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