No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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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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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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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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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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.
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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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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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