If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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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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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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