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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONPerseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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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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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.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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