The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe must consult our means rather than our wishes.
More George Washington Quotes
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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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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