Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMan is the religious animal.
More George Washington Quotes
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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