To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
More George Washington Quotes
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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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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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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