I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMan is the religious animal.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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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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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.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Man is the religious animal.
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