The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIf we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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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.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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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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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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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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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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