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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.

George Washington

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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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Necessary Retirement Shade Weight Welcome
Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Cause Controversies Hatred Productive Religion Spring
Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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.
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Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Guard One Liner Patriotism Posture
Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Advantage Capable Goodness Interest Men Sacrifice
Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Appearance Exist Man Religion Sentiment
Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Committed Fault Revolution Rights
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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Man is the religious animal.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Animal Man One Liner Religion
It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Government Moral Rules Species True Virtue
We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Confederation Good Human Human Nature Opinion
Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Good Machine Necessary Politics Rescue Storm Time Wisdom
The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Approach Army Bleed Country Depend Honor Hour Safety Success
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

God Hands Honesty Repair Standard
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Affliction Distress Feeling Heart One Liner

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