Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMan is the religious animal.
More George Washington Quotes
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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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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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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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