Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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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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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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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