Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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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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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