I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe must consult our means rather than our wishes.
More George Washington Quotes
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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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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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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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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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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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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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 small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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