I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
GEORGE WASHINGTONOne of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
More George Washington Quotes
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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