Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReligious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
More George Washington Quotes
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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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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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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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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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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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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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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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